Bailee Couch- WWII Timeline By bcouch73 Oct 3, 1935 Mussolini invades Ethiopia. Mar 15, 1939 Hitler annexes Czechoslovakia. Aug 23, 1939 Stalin and Hitler Sign Nonaggression Pact. Sep 1, 1939 Germany attacks Poland Sep 3, 1939 Britain and France Declare War on Germany Jun 22, 1941 Germany begins its invasion of the Soviet Union. Oct 12, 1941 Hideki Tojo took control of Japan in October 1941. Dec 7, 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor. May 7, 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea begins. Jun 4, 1942 Americans destroy four Japanese aircraft carriers in the Battle of Midway Jun 12, 1942 The government created the Office of War Information. Feb 21, 1943 The Soviet Union finally defeats the Germans in the Battle of Stalingrad May 15, 1943 Americans could not be forced to salute the flag. Jun 6, 1944 Allies invade France Nov 19, 1944 American B-29 bomber began making regular raids on Japanese cities. Dec 16, 1944 The battle of Bulge begins. Apr 1, 1945 Allied troops invaded Okinawa. Apr 30, 1945 Adolf Hitler commits suicide in Berlin. May 8, 1945 Germany surrendered. Sep 2, 1945 Japan surrenders.
