World War ll By SEBASTIAN VACA Period: 1939 to 1945 world war ll Sep 1, 1939 Germany invaded Poland Sep 3, 1939 France, England declared war on Germany Apr 9, 1940 Germany invaded Norway and Denmark May 10, 1940 Germany invaded Holland, Luxembourg and Belgium Jun 22, 1940 Germany took Paris (France). Aug 24, 1940 Germany is bombing London. Oct 28, 1940 Italy invaded Greece Apr 6, 1941 Germany invaded Yugoslavia and Greece. Jun 22, 1941 Germany invaded the Soviet Union. Dec 7, 1941 Japan bombs U.S. Pearl Harbor base (Hawaii) Dec 8, 1941 U.S. declared war on Japan. Jun 7, 1942 The U.S. defeated Japan at the Battle of Midway. Aug 23, 1942 The battle of Stalingrad between Germany and the Soviet Union began. Nov 3, 1942 England defeated Germany in the Second Battle of El Alameín. Feb 14, 1943 Soviet Union defeated Germany at the Battle of Stalingrad. Sep 3, 1943 The Allies (England, France, USA) recaptured Italy. Sep 8, 1943 Italy surrendered to the Allies. Nov 28, 1943 Conference of allies (English, USA, Soviet Union) in Tehran,Iran. Jun 6, 1944 The Allies began the Normandy landing. Aug 10, 1944 The U.S. defeated Japan at the Battle of Guam. Aug 25, 1944 The Allies defeated Germany at the Battle of Normandy. Oct 20, 1944 Yugoslavs and Soviets liberated Belgrade Dec 29, 1944 Hungarians and Soviets liberated Budapest. Jan 25, 1945 The Allies defeated Germany in the Battle of the Bul hell. Feb 4, 1945 Conference of allies (England, USA, Soviet Union) in Yalta (Crimea, Ukraine). Mar 26, 1945 U.S. defeated Japan at Iwo Jima Battle Apr 25, 1945 Soviet Union troops took Berlin. Apr 30, 1945 Adolf Hitler committed suicide in Berlin. May 9, 1945 Germany surrendered to the Allies. Jun 21, 1945 U.S. defeats Japan at the Battle of Okinawa. Jul 17, 1945 Conference of allies (England, USA, Soviet Union) in Postdam (Berlin, Germany). Sep 6, 1945 U.S. planted a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima. Sep 9, 1945 Usa. The U.S. planted a nuclear bomb in Nagasaki. Oct 2, 1945 Japan surrendered to the U.S. Oct 2, 1945 end of world war II