Chris's WWII Timeline By CNoodwang Oct 3, 1935 Mussolini Invades Ethiopia May 1, 1937 Neutrality Act Jul 7, 1937 Japan Defeats China Sep 1, 1939 The start of WWII When Germany invaded Poland Sep 3, 1939 Britain and France declare war Jun 14, 1940 Germany Defeats France Jun 22, 1941 Operation Barberosa Sep 8, 1941 Siege of Leningrad Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor This was a supprise attack by Japan on pearl harbor Oct 23, 1942 Battle of El Alamein Nov 8, 1942 Operation torch Nov 8, 1942 US troops land in Africa Feb 2, 1943 Battle of stalingrad Jun 5, 1944 Fall of Rome Jun 6, 1944 D-Day (The allies take France back) Dec 16, 1944 Battle of the Bulge Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide. May 8, 1945 Victory in Eroupe Aug 9, 1945 US drop Atomic Bomb on Japan Sep 2, 1945 Victory in Japan Day