world war 2 By jacobleeperkins Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades poland Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Sep 2, 1945 ww2 Sep 3, 1939 Britain and france declare war on germany Sep 17, 1939 Russia invades poland Nov 30, 1939 russia invades finland Jan 17, 1940 The first german enigma is decoded by british intllegence Apr 8, 1940 Germany invades Denmark and Norway May 20, 1940 Germans reach the english channel Sep 27, 1940 japan joins axis Oct 12, 1940 hitler cancels the invasion of britain Apr 6, 1941 Germany invades yugoslavia and greece Apr 27, 1941 German troops occupy athens Dec 7, 1941 japan attacks pearl harbor Dec 11, 1941 Germany and japan declare war on u.s. Jan 25, 1942 japanese forces invade solomon islands Jan 26, 1942 U.S. troops begin to arrive in britain Jul 3, 1942 Japanese Land at Guadalcanal Aug 7, 1942 U.S. troops land at Guadalcanal Aug 23, 1942 The battle of stalingrad begins Feb 2, 1943 The last German forces surrender in Stalingrad Jul 5, 1943 The battle of kursk begins Sep 3, 1943 Allies invade italys mainland Sep 8, 1943 Italy surrenders Nov 19, 1943 marines land in tarawa Jan 16, 1944 Eisenhower becomes supreme commander of western allies Forces Jun 6, 1944 D-Day. American, british and canadian forces invade france at beaches of normandy Aug 25, 1944 paris is liberated Jan 27, 1945 Russians Liberate the aushwitz death cdamp Feb 19, 1945 Marines land in Iwo Jima Mar 16, 1945 The battle of Iwo Jima Ends Apr 30, 1945 Hitler Commits suicide in his bunker in berlin May 8, 1945 Germany surrenders and war ends in europe Aug 6, 1945 Hiroshima is destroyed by a atomic bomb Aug 8, 1945 Russia Declares war on japan Aug 9, 1945 Nagasaki is destroyed by atomic bomb Aug 14, 1945 Japan surrenders. WW2 finally ends