1 By S.Minaee Period: Dec 13, 1937 to 1938 Nanjing Massacre Aug 23, 1939 Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland Sep 3, 1939 Britain and France declare war on Germany Period: Sep 3, 1939 to May 8, 1945 Battle of Atlantic Period: Sep 4, 1939 to Apr 1, 1940 Phoney War Sep 10, 1939 Canada declares war on Germany Sep 17, 1939 Soviet Union invades Poland Period: Apr 26, 1940 to Jun 4, 1940 Dunkirk Evacuation Jun 14, 1940 Paris falls to the Nazis Period: Jul 10, 1940 to Oct 31, 1940 Battle of Britain Period: Sep 9, 1940 to Sep 16, 1940 The Italians invade Egypt Sep 27, 1940 Tripartite Pact Period: Oct 28, 1940 to Apr 23, 1941 The Italians invade Greece Period: Mar 27, 1941 to Mar 29, 1941 Germans bomb Malta Period: May 20, 1941 to Jun 1, 1941 Germans bomb Crete Period: Jun 22, 1941 to Dec 5, 1941 Operation Barbarossa Jul 12, 1941 Anglo-Soviet Agreement Dec 7, 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbour Dec 8, 1941 US declares War on Japan Period: Dec 8, 1941 to Dec 25, 1941 Battle of Hong Kong Aug 19, 1942 Dieppe Raid May 14, 1943 Axis powers surrender in North Africa Sep 3, 1943 Armistice of Cassibile Period: Dec 20, 1943 to Dec 28, 1943 Battle of Ortona Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Period: Feb 4, 1945 to Feb 11, 1945 Yalta Conference Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide May 7, 1945 Germany Surrenders