World War 2 By Rachael.huett Sep 1, 1939 Germany Invades Poland Invasion of Poland Sep 3, 1939 Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany Sep 17, 1939 Soviet Union invades eastern Poland Period: Sep 18, 1939 to Mar 1, 1940 The Phoney War Nov 30, 1939 Soviet Union invades Finland Apr 9, 1940 Germany begins occupation of Denmark and invades Norway May 10, 1940 Grmany invades Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg. May 10, 1940 British Prime Minister, Chamberlain, resigns, replaced by Winston Churchill Nevile Chamberlain Jun 14, 1940 German army enters Paris German Army in Paris Jul 10, 1940 Start of the Battle of Britain Battle of Britain Sep 27, 1940 Germany, Italy and Japan sign Tripartite Pact the Tripartide Pact Mar 30, 1941 German Afrika Korps begins offensive in North Africa Apr 13, 1941 Soviet and Japanese sign neutrality pact Jun 22, 1941 Germany invades Soviet Union German Invasion of the Soviet Union Nov 25, 1941 Germans attack Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union Dec 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour Pearl Harbour Dec 7, 1941 Japanese declare was on USA Dec 7, 1941 Allies (except Soviets) declare war on Japan Feb 15, 1942 Singapore falls to Japanese fall of Singapore Feb 19, 1942 Darwin Bombed by the Japanese Darwin bombing Jun 4, 1942 Battle of Midway between Japan and the USA Battle of Midway Period: Jul 1, 1942 to Jan 31, 1943 Australias Fight the Japanese at Kokoda The Kokoda Track 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 surrender of axis forces in North Africa Jul 10, 1943 Allied Landings in Sicily Jul 25, 1943 Mussolini's italian Fascists government overthrown Sep 3, 1943 Italy signs amistice Jan 6, 1944 Soviets advance into Poland Jun 4, 1944 Rome captures by Allies. Jun 6, 1944 Operation Overload (D-day)- allied invasion of Normandy D-day Jul 20, 1944 German Assassionation attempt on Hitler fails Aug 25, 1944 Allies Liberate Paris Nov 4, 1944 Surrender of Axis forces in Greece Nov 24, 1944 Surrender of Axis forces in Greece Nov 24, 1944 French capture Strabourg Dec 16, 1944 German attack through Ardennes- The battle of the Bulge The battle of the Bulge Jan 26, 1945 Soviets liberate Auschwitz the Liberation of Auschwitz Feb 19, 1945 US landings on Iwo Jima US landings on Iwo Jima Apr 23, 1945 Soviets enter Berlin The Battle for Berlin Apr 28, 1945 Mussolini captured by partisans executed Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide May 7, 1945 German unconditional surrender German Unconditional surrender Aug 6, 1945 Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima Aug 14, 1945 Japanese Surrender Japanese Surrender
