Top 10 Events By 15kainze Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Dec 30, 1945 WW2 Main Events Jan 1, 1940 Britain attacks Italian forces in South Africa Jan 1, 1940 Germany invades Denmark, Norway, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxemburg Jan 1, 1940 Battle of Britain Jun 1, 1941 Germany invades the USSR Dec 7, 1941 Japanese Navy attacks the US Pacific Fleet anchored at Pearl Harbor Jan 1, 1942 Battle of Stalingrad Period: Jun 4, 1942 to Jun 7, 1942 Battle of Midway Period: Jan 1, 1943 to Jan 1, 1945 Several assasination attempts on Hitler Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Jan 1, 1945 USA makes attomic bomb Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide, fall of Berlin