the Arctic 1945: German Surrender
World War II in the Arctic
1818–1875 Partitioning the North Pacific
1875–1939 Claiming the Far North
1939–1945 World War II in the Arctic
1945–pres The Arctic Transformed
German Surrender
10 Sep 1939 Outbreak of World War II
10 Apr 1940 Invasion of Denmark and Norway
10 May 1940 Invasion of Iceland
09 Apr 1941 Greenland Protectorate
03 Sep 1941 Operation Silver Fox
07 Dec 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor
07 Jun 1942 Aleutian Islands Campaign
31 Dec 1942 Arctic Convoys
22 Oct 1943 North Atlantic Weather War
25 Jun 1944 Removing the German Surface Threat
04 Oct 1944 Lapland War
07 May 1945 German Surrender
15 Aug 1945 End of World War II
While the Germans were withdrawing from Finland, the Soviets attacked in northern Scandinavia, capturing Petsamo (Finland) and Kirkenes (Norway) and all but concluding the War in the Arctic. To the south, the Allied forces were now invading Germany itself and by early May the War in Europe was over.