World War 2 By hpontes Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland Sep 3, 1939 France and Great Britain declare war on Germany Sep 17, 1939 Stalin occupies the easter half of Poland Apr 9, 1940 Germany invades Denmark and Norway May 5, 1940 Germany begins a sweep through Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg Jun 14, 1940 Germans take over Paris Sep 7, 1940 The Battle of Britain starts - Germany attacks London Germany attacked London Sep 15, 1940 Italy attacks North Africa Feb 15, 1941 Great Britain goes to North Africa and takes 130,000 Italian prisioners Apr 5, 1941 Hitler invades Yugoslavia and Greece May 10, 1941 The Battle of Britain ends Jun 22, 1941 Germany invades the Soviet Union Dec 7, 1941 Japan attacks Pearl Harbor Jan 15, 1942 Japan attacks the Philippines Feb 15, 1942 Japan invades Singapore Jun 7, 1942 The U.S. defeats Japan in the Battle of Midway Aug 7, 1942 The United States starts the Battle of Guadalcanal Jul 10, 1943 Allied forces invade Italy Jun 6, 1944 D-Day - Allies begin their invasion of the European mainland Jun 21, 1945 War in Okinawa ends between Japan and the U.S. Aug 6, 1945 The U.S. drops an atomic bomb in Hiroshima
