Main events of WW II By Guanxi Shen Spencer Sep 18, 1931 Japanese troops occupy Manchuria Jan 30, 1933 Hitler and Nazi party came into power Jul 7, 1937 Macro Polo Bridge Incident Sep 30, 1938 Munich Conference Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Sep 6, 1939 Invasion of Poland May 10, 1940 German invade France Jun 22, 1941 German attacks Soviet Union Sep 8, 1941 The Battle of Leningrad Dec 7, 1941 Japan attack Pearl Harbor Jul 25, 1943 Mussolini was overthrown Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commit suicide May 8, 1945 German surrender Sep 2, 1945 Japan surrender