Second World War By francesclazaro Sep 18, 1931 Japan occupies Manchuria 1936 Antikominter pact Period: Jul 7, 1937 to Sep 9, 1945 Japan attacks China Mar 12, 1938 Austria's Anschluss Sep 30, 1938 Munich Agreement May 22, 1939 Pact of Steel Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Oct 6, 1939 Germany attacks Poland Period: Jul 10, 1940 to Oct 31, 1940 England Battle Period: Jun 22, 1941 to Dec 5, 1941 Operation Barbarossa Dec 7, 1941 Japan attacks Pearl Harbour Period: Jun 4, 1942 to Jun 7, 1942 Midway Battle Period: Aug 23, 1942 to Feb 2, 1943 Stalingrad's War Period: Oct 23, 1942 to Nov 11, 1942 El-Alamein Battle Period: Jul 9, 1943 to Aug 17, 1943 Sicily landings Jun 6, 1944 Normandy landings Period: Feb 4, 1945 to Feb 11, 1945 Yalta Conference May 8, 1945 Germany capitulation Period: May 25, 1945 to Jun 26, 1945 San Francisco Conference Aug 6, 1945 Hiroshima nuclear bomb Sep 2, 1945 Japan capitulation 1949 Rome-Berlin Axis