Major Events in World War Two By hollieclairejackson.00 Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland Sep 1, 1939 The 'Phoney War' Sep 3, 1939 Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany Sep 17, 1939 Soviet Union invades Eastern Poland Nov 30, 1939 Soviet Union invades Finland Apr 9, 1940 Germany begins occupation of Denmark and invades Norway May 10, 1940 Germany invades Belgium, Holland and Luxemburg May 10, 1940 British Prime Minister, Chamberlain resigns, replaced by Winston Churchill Jul 10, 1940 Start of Battle of Britain Jul 14, 1940 German Army enters Paris Sep 27, 1940 Germany, Italy and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact Mar 30, 1941 German Afrika Korps begin offensve in North Africe Apr 13, 1941 Soviets and Japanese sign neutrility pact Jun 22, 1941 Germany invades Soviet Union Nov 25, 1941 Germans attack Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union Dec 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour Dec 7, 1941 Japanese declare war on the USA Feb 15, 1942 Singapore falls to Japan Feb 19, 1942 Darwin bombed by the Japan Jun 4, 1942 Battle of Midway between Japan and the USA Jul 1, 1942 Australians fight the Japanese at Kokoda Oct 23, 1942 Battle of El Alamein begins, in which allied troops led by Australians defeat the Germans Dec 8, 1942 Allies (except Soviets) declare war on Japan Jan 31, 1943 German surrender at Stalingrad May 12, 1943 Surrender of the Axis Forces in North Africa Jul 10, 1943 Allied landings in Sicily Jul 25, 1943 Mussolini's Italian fascist government overthrown Sep 3, 1943 Italy signs armistace Jan 6, 1944 Soviets advance into Poland Feb 19, 1944 US landings on Iwo Jima Apr 23, 1944 Soviets enter Berlin Jun 4, 1944 Rome captured by Allies Jun 6, 1944 Operation Overlord (D-Day) allied invasion of Normandy 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 Franch capture Strasbourg Dec 16, 1944 German attack through Ardennes- Battle of the Bulge begins Jan 26, 1945 Soviets liberate Auschwitz Apr 28, 1945 Mussolini captured by partisans and executed Apr 30, 1945 Hitler committs suicide May 7, 1945 German unconditional surrender Aug 6, 1945 Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima Aug 14, 1945 Japanese surrender
