This is a timeline of events that stretched over the period of World War II. Because of length it is subdivided into pages by year, as well as events preceding the war:
Timeline of events preceding World War II
Events preceding World War II in Asia
Events preceding World War II in Europe
Timeline of World War II (1939)
Timeline of World War II (1940)
Timeline of World War II (1941)
Timeline of World War II (1942)
Timeline of World War II (1943)
Timeline of World War II (1944)
Timeline of World War II (1945)
Long-term engagements:
Battle of the Atlantic (40-44)
Timeline of the Eastern Front of World War II (41-45)
Timeline of the United Kingdom home front during World War II
Strategic conferences of the Allies during World War II (politicians and military staff)
