world war 2 By james dergs Sep 1, 1939 Hitler invaded Poland Period: Sep 1, 1939 to May 8, 1945 world war 2 Sep 3, 1939 France and Britan declare war on Germany Apr 1, 1940 Hitler invades Denmark and Norway May 10, 1940 Blitzkrieg May 26, 1940 Dunkirk Jun 11, 1940 Italy enters war with Germans Jun 22, 1940 Germany takes over France Jul 10, 1940 Battle of Britain Sep 22, 1940 The triple alliance. Dec 1, 1940 Battle of Congo Jan 24, 1941 Attacks on Greece Jun 22, 1941 Germany attacks Russia, Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor Dec 8, 1941 U.S.A. declares war on Japan Feb 1, 1942 Japan takes Singapore Jun 24, 1942 Battle of Midway Oct 23, 1942 Battle of El Alamein Nov 12, 1942 The North Africa battles Aug 1, 1943 Britians take over Sicily Sep 3, 1943 Italy surrenders Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Dec 1, 1944 Battle of the Bulge Apr 1, 1945 Russians reach Berlin Apr 28, 1945 Italians captured Mussolini and kill him Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide May 4, 1945 German forces surrender May 7, 1945 Hitler's successor surrenders May 8, 1945 Victory Day Aug 6, 1945 Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima Aug 8, 1945 Russia declares war on Japan Aug 9, 1945 Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki Aug 14, 1945 Japan surrenders