Vanessa Mckay World War 2 By Ms Mullen Period: Jan 1, 1939 to Sep 2, 1945 World War 2 Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland, Britain and France give Hitler ultimatum Britain and France give Hitler ultimatum Sep 3, 1939 Declare war May 10, 1940 Nazis invade Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourge Jun 10, 1940 Italy declares war on France and Britain. Jun 14, 1940 Germans enter Paris; city undefended Nov 14, 1940 Nazis bomb Coventry, England. Apr 17, 1941 Germans launch attacks in Balkans. Yugoslavia surrenders Dec 7, 1941 Japanese attacks Pearl Harbour, Philippines. Dec 11, 1941 U.S., Britain and Australia declare war on Japan Feb 15, 1942 British surrender Singapore to Japanese Jan 14, 1943 Casablanca Conference - Churchill and Franklin Delano Roosevelt agree on unconditional surrender goal Feb 1, 1943 German 6th Army surrenders at Stalingrad - turning point of war in Russia Nov 28, 1943 Conference: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin agree on invasions plans Jan 22, 1944 U.S. and British troops land at Anzio on west Italian coast and hold beachhead Apr 28, 1945 Mussolini killed at Lake Como May 1, 1945 suicide of Hitler announced