Justin & Peter: WWII Timeline By drizzlyrizzly Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland/ Great Britain and France declare war on Germany Apr 1, 1940 Blitzkrieg against Denmark and Norway May 1, 1940 Attacks against Netherlands, Belgium, and France Jun 1, 1940 France surrenders Aug 1, 1940 Air attack against Britain Apr 1, 1941 Greece and Yugoslavia are captured Jun 1, 1941 Hitler invades Soviet Union Dec 1, 1941 Japan attacks Pearl Harbor,and Dutch East Indies/ US enters war May 1, 1942 Japan takes control of most of Southeast Asia May 1, 1942 US wins battles of Coral Sea and Midway Aug 1, 1942 Germans attack Stalingrad Aug 1, 1942 Britain and US invade North America Feb 1, 1943 Germans surrender at Stalingrad May 1, 1943 German and Italian troops surrender in French North Africa Jul 1, 1943 Soviets defeat Garmans at Battle of Kursk Jun 1, 1944 Rome falls to allies Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Aug 1, 1944 Paris is liberated Mar 1, 1945 Germany is invaded Apr 1, 1945 Soviets enter Berlin Apr 1, 1945 Hitler and Mussolini May 1, 1945 Germany surrenders Aug 1, 1945 US drops atomic bombs on Japan Aug 1, 1945 Japan surrenders