War War II Timeline By napa1994 Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland. Sep 3, 1939 Britain and France declare war on Gremany Sep 10, 1939 Canada declares war on Germany Apr 3, 1940 Germany renews its Blitzkrieg attacking Denmark and Norway May 10, 1940 Germanybegins invasion of the Netherlands May 26, 1940 Evacuation of the Allied forces from Dunkirk begins May 28, 1940 German Luftaffe bombed the port of Dunkirk Jun 4, 1940 Evacuation from Dunkirk completed Jun 22, 1940 France surrendered to Germany Jul 10, 1940 German Luftaffe starts bombing harbours and shipping facilities in southern England Aug 6, 1940 Bombing raids targets air fields Sep 2, 1940 Bombing raids shifts to civilian targets May 3, 1941 Hitler gives up and Germans lose the Battle of Britain Dec 7, 1941 Japanese planes bombed the Pearl Harbour Dec 8, 1941 Americans declare war on Japan. Dec 27, 1941 Hong Kong falls to the Japaneses. Jun 22, 1942 Germany attacks URSS Sep 4, 1942 German forces reach the gates of Leningrad in the north Dec 6, 1942 The URSS launch the major counterrattack Jul 10, 1943 Canadian Campain in Italy, Invasion of Sicily. Dec 20, 1943 Battle of Ortona begins Dec 28, 1943 Canadian win the Battle of Ortona Jun 4, 1944 Allies take Rome, Italy Jun 6, 1944 D-Day ( Canandian soldiers' arrival at Juno Beach) Sep 1, 1944 Canadians march triumphantly through Dieppe Mar 24, 1945 Allies attack on Netherlands Apr 6, 1945 Canadian attack on Netherlands Apr 17, 1945 Germany Army defeated by Canadians in Groningen May 4, 1945 German troops surround on the west front May 7, 1945 Germany surrounds on the east front
