World War 2 By danielle.jones.02 Sep 1, 1939 Germany Invades Poland Germany Invades Poland Sep 3, 1939 Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany. Sep 17, 1939 Soviet Union invades eastern Poland Period: Sep 22, 1939 to Mar 22, 1940 The ‘Phoney War’ Nov 30, 1939 Soviet Union invades Finland Apr 6, 1940 Germany begins occupation of Denmark and invades Norway May 10, 1940 Germany invades Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg May 10, 1940 British Prime Minister, Chamberlain, resigns, replaced by Winston Churchill. Churchill Becomes Prime MinisterNeville Chamberlain Jun 14, 1940 German army enters Paris German Enters Paris Jul 10, 1940 Start of Battle of Britain Battle of Britain Sep 27, 1940 Germany, Italy and Japan sign Tripartite Pact. The Tripartite Pact is signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan Mar 30, 1941 German Afrika Korps begins offensive in North Africa. Apr 13, 1941 Soviets and Japanese sign neutrality pact Jun 22, 1941 Germany invades Soviet Union. The Occupation of the Soviet Union Nov 25, 1941 Germans attack Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union Dec 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour History of Pearl Harbour Dec 7, 1941 Japanese declare war on USA Dec 8, 1941 Allies (except Soviets) declare war on Japan Feb 15, 1942 Singapore falls to Japanese. Singapore Falls to Japan Feb 19, 1942 Darwin bombed by the Japanese Japanese Bombing of DarwinThe Bombing of Darwin Jun 4, 1942 Battle of Midway between Japan and the USA Battle of MidwayBattle of Midway Period: Jul 22, 1942 to Jan 22, 1943 Australians fight the Japanese at Kokoda Australians fight the Japanese at KokodaAustralians fight the Japanese at Kokoda Oct 23, 1942 Battle of El Alamein begins, in which allied troops led by Australians defeat the Germans. Jan 31, 1943 German surrender at Stalingrad. May 12, 1943 Surrender of Axis forces in North Africa Surrender of Axis forces in North Africa Jul 10, 1943 Allied landings in Sicily Jul 25, 1943 Mussolini's Italian Fascist government overthrown. Sep 3, 1943 Italy signs armistice. Jan 6, 1944 Soviets advance into Poland. Jun 4, 1944 Rome captured by Allies. Jun 6, 1944 Operation Overlord (D-Day) - Allied invasion of Normandy. Operation Overload (D-Day) Jul 20, 1944 German assassination attempt on Hitler fails. Aug 25, 1944 Allies liberate Paris Nov 4, 1944 Surrender of Axis forces in Greece. Nov 24, 1944 French capture Strasbourg. Dec 16, 1944 German attack through Ardennes - Battle of the Bulge begins. Battle of the Bulge Jan 26, 1945 Soviets liberate Auschwitz Soviets Liberate Auschwitz Feb 19, 1945 US landings on Iwo Jima. Battle of Iwo Jima Apr 23, 1945 Soviets enter Berlin. Soviets enter Berlin. Apr 28, 1945 Mussolini captured by partisans and executed. Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide. May 7, 1945 German unconditional surrender German unconditinal surrender Aug 6, 1945 Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Aug 14, 1945 Japanese surrender Japanese Surrenders
