Chronology of World War II
Soviets agree to united front with Britain
Saturday, July 12, 1941 www.onwar.com

Molotov signing the agreementIn Moscow... Britain and the Soviet Union sign an agreement in Moscow providing for mutual assistance and forbidding the making of a separate peace.

On the Eastern Front... Moscow is bombed for the first time.

In North Africa... General Bastico replaces General Gariboldi as Commander in Chief of the Italian, and nominally the German, forces in North Africa.
This chronological study of the Second World War provides a comprehensive day-by-day account of WWII. While focused on the military history of the war, with an emphasis on the battles and campaigns fought, the timeline includes social and political history as well. Some Holocaust related events are already recorded and additional updates are pending. In so far as possible, the images included in this presentation are pictures from the given days. Additional information and images are welcome through the feedback form found on the index.