World War 2 By jchen Jul 27, 1937 Japan Invades China and captures Beiping Sep 1, 1939 Beginning of World War 2 Germany and Slovakia attacked Poland Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Sep 2, 1945 World War 2 Sep 3, 1939 Britain and France declare war on Germany Sep 17, 1939 Soviets also invaded Poland Nov 21, 1939 Soviets invade Finland Mar 21, 1940 Finland surrenders to Soviets Apr 21, 1940 Germany invades Denmark and Norway Denmark fell immediately, while Norway took 2 months to capture May 10, 1940 Germany invaded France, Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg May 21, 1940 Britain invaded Iceland Jun 10, 1940 Italy declares war on Britain and France and invades France Jun 21, 1940 Soviets take over Baltic Countries Jun 22, 1940 France Surrenders Jun 27, 1940 Italy takes Malta Aug 27, 1940 Italy takes British Somaliland Sep 27, 1940 Japan seizes more ports in China Oct 27, 1940 Italy invaded Greece, but failed Nov 27, 1940 Hungary, Slovakia, and Romania join Axis Powers Dec 27, 1940 The British push Italian troops back in Africa Mar 27, 1941 Germany helps Italy in North Africa and pushes back British troops Apr 27, 1941 Bulgaria joins Axis May 27, 1941 Germany takes Greece Island of Crete Jun 22, 1941 Germany and other Axis invade Soviet Russia Jun 27, 1941 Britain takes Iraq Jun 27, 1941 Japan took over Indochina Nov 27, 1941 British took back all territorial gains in Africa Germans and Italians made Dec 5, 1941 After lots of German victories, Soviets counter attacked Dec 7, 1941 Japan attacks many British and American territories, including Pearl Harbor Feb 27, 1942 Japan takes Singapore Feb 27, 1942 Japan takes Singapore May 27, 1942 Japan takes Philippines May 27, 1942 British takes over Madagascar Jun 27, 1942 Japan attacks Midway and Aleutian Islands Feb 27, 1943 German troops surrender at Stalingrad May 27, 1943 US takes back the Aleutian Islands from Japan Jul 9, 1943 Allies invade Sicily Jul 11, 1943 Hitler cancels the operation to attack the Soviets at Kursk Bulge Nov 2, 1943 Chinese force Japanese back in the Battle of Changde Apr 22, 1944 US takes Western New Guinea Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Jun 22, 1944 Soviets take Belarus and destroy German Army Group Center Jul 4, 1944 British Commmonwealth troops are taking back Japanese lands Dec 16, 1944 Germans make a desperate attempt at Ardennes, but fail Jan 15, 1945 Soviets attacked Poland and took East Prussia Apr 4, 1945 American forces take the Philippines Apr 12, 1945 Franklin Roosevelt dies Apr 25, 1945 American and Soviet troops meet on Elbe River Apr 29, 1945 German forces surrendered in Italy Apr 30, 1945 Adolf Hitler commits suicide May 4, 1945 Australian troops land on Borneo May 7, 1945 German forces surrendered in Western Europe May 8, 1945 German forces surrender in Eastern Europe Aug 6, 1945 Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 Atomic Bomb dropped on Nagasaki Aug 15, 1945 Japan surrenders, ending World War 2