Events of World War II By chelsea.rayner.00 Sep 1, 1939 Germany invaded Poland Invasion of Poland Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Aug 14, 1945 Events of World War II Sep 3, 1939 Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany Sep 17, 1939 Soviet Union invades eastern Poland Sep 18, 1939 The 'Phoney' war September-March Nov 30, 1939 Soviet Union invades inland Apr 9, 1940 Gemany begins occupation of Denmark and invades Norway May 10, 1940 British Prime Minister Chamberlain is replaced by Winston Churchill British Prime Ministers through war May 10, 1940 Germany invadesBelguim, Holland and Luxembourg Jun 14, 1940 German army enters Paris Enters Paris Jul 10, 1940 Start of battle of Britain battle of britain Sep 27, 1940 Germany, Italy and Japan sign Tripartite Tripartite Mar 30, 1941 German Afrika Korps begins offensive in North Africa Apr 13, 1941 Soviets and Japanese sign neutrality pact Jun 22, 1941 Germany invaades Soviet Union Soviet Union Nov 25, 1941 Germans attack Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union Dec 7, 1941 Japanes attack Pearl Harbour + Japan declare war on USA Pearl Harbour Dec 8, 1941 Allies (except Soviets) decalre war on Japan Feb 15, 1942 Singapore falls to Japan Singapore Feb 19, 1942 Darwin bombed by the Japanese Darwin Jun 4, 1942 Battle of Midway between Japan and the USA Midway Jul 6, 1942 Australians fight the Japanese at Kokoda July- January Kokoda Oct 23, 1942 Battle of El Alamein begins, in which Allied troops led by Australians defeat the Germans Jan 31, 1943 German surrender at Stallingrad May 12, 1943 Surrender of Axis forces in North America Axis alliance Jul 10, 1943 Allied landings in Sicily Jul 25, 1943 Mussolini's Italian Facist government overthrown Sep 3, 1943 Italy signs armistice Jan 6, 1944 Soviets advance in Polland Jun 4, 1944 Rome captured by Allies Jun 6, 1944 Operation Overload- Allied invasion of Normandy DDAY Jul 20, 1944 German assasination attempt on Hitler fails Aug 25, 1944 Allies liberate Paris Nov 4, 1944 Surrender of Axis forces in Greece Nov 24, 1944 French captured Strasbourg Dec 16, 1944 German attack through Ardennes- Battle of the Bulge begins Bulge Jan 26, 1945 Soviets liberate Auschwitz Auschwitz Feb 19, 1945 US ;landings on Iwo jima Iwo Jima Apr 23, 1945 Soviets enter Berlin Berlin Apr 28, 1945 Mussolini captured by partisans Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide May 7, 1945 German unconditional surrender Surrender Aug 6, 1945 Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima Hiroshima Aug 14, 1945 Japanese surrender Surrender 2
