World War II By mattpoirier531 Sep 13, 1931 Manchuria is invaded by the Japanese Jul 7, 1937 Second-Sino Japanese War Sep 1, 1939 Germany and Slovakia Invade Poland Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Sep 2, 1945 The Events of World War II Sep 3, 1939 Britian and France at war with Germany Sep 8, 1939 President Roosevelt declares "limited national emergency" Sep 17, 1939 Poland is invaded by Russia Sep 27, 1939 Warsaw surrenders Oct 6, 1939 Polish forces surrender Nov 30, 1939 Russia invades Finland Mar 12, 1940 Russia/Finland War ends Apr 8, 1940 Germany invades Denmark and Norway May 20, 1940 German forces reach the british channel Jun 9, 1940 Norway Surrenders Jul 1, 1940 Germany invades the British Channel islands Aug 25, 1940 British Bombers Bomb Berlin Sep 27, 1940 Japan joins The Axis Jun 22, 1941 Germany invades Russia Hitler orders "maximum cruelty" against civilians, which results in fanatic Russian resistance. Jul 16, 1941 German army group "Center" takes Smolensk Jul 29, 1941 Hitler orders Centers' tanks to armies "North" and "South" Hitler's greatest mistake. Sep 6, 1941 Hitler orders advance to Moscow Oct 2, 1941 Operation Typhoon commences. This is the final German attack on Moscow. Dec 7, 1941 Japanese attacks Pearl Harbor May 7, 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea Jun 4, 1942 Battle of Midway Jul 5, 1943 The battle of Kursk Sep 8, 1943 Italy Surrenders Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Feb 19, 1945 The Marines land in Iwo Jima Mar 16, 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima ends Apr 12, 1945 President Roosevelt dies Apr 25, 1945 American and Russian forces meet Apr 30, 1945 Adolf Hitler commits suicide May 8, 1945 Germany surrenders Aug 9, 1945 Nagasaki destroyed by A-bomb Aug 14, 1945 Japan Surrenders, finally ending WWII
