Key Events of WWII By ashbaughmorgan Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland The start of WW2, 2 days after Germany invades Poland. Sep 3, 1939 France and Great Britain declare war on Germany Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor is bombed by Japan The United States gets involved in the war. Feb 2, 1943 Russia defeats Germany at Stalingrad Jun 6, 1943 D-Day Normandy Landings Landing operations of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. May 7, 1945 Germany surrenders to allies Aug 6, 1945 US drops atomic bombs on Japan Sep 2, 1945 Japan surrenders WW2, US wins
