Timeline of World War Two Events Mrs. Bales Period 4 By kabirmarwah Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland. starting World War Two Sep 3, 1939 Britain and France declare war on Germany Jun 10, 1940 Italy declares war on Great Britain and France Jul 10, 1940 Battle of Britain begins Oct 28, 1940 Italy invades Greece Jun 22, 1941 Germany invades Soviet Union Dec 7, 1941 Japan attacks Pearl Harbor Naval base Dec 8, 1941 U.S., Great Britain, and Canada declare war on Japan Apr 18, 1942 U.S. bombers attack Japan in the Doolittle Raids Jun 7, 1942 Allies Defeat Japanese at Midway Jul 17, 1942 Hitler orders the invasion of Stalingrad Aug 7, 1942 U.S. lands in Guadalcanal Feb 2, 1943 Germans surrender at Stalingrad May 16, 1943 Axis Forces in Africa surrender to Allies Aug 17, 1943 Allies invade Sicily/ Italy surrenders Jun 6, 1944 Allied troops execute the D-day landings Dec 16, 1944 Battle of the Bulge Mar 9, 1945 The Japanese occupy French Indochina Mar 26, 1945 U.S. Marines capture Iwo Jima Jun 22, 1945 Allied Forces occupy Okinawa Aug 6, 1945 U.S. drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 U.S. drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki Sep 2, 1945 Japan signs forfeit documents aboard the USS Missouri