World War 2 Digital Timeline By PineappleLina 1939 Battle of the Atlantic Aug 23, 1939 Germany and the Soviet Union (USSR) sign the Nazi-Soviet Pact Sep 1, 1939 Germany attacks Poland Sep 3, 1939 Great Britain and France declare war on Germany Nov 30, 1939 Winter war between USSR and Finland 1940 Slovakia, Hungary, Romania joins the axis power May 10, 1940 Germany invades and captures Denmark and Norway May 10, 1940 germany attacks western europe. luxembourg Jun 10, 1940 Italy joins the war and on june 27 invades Southern Frace Jun 14, 1940 The USSR attacks Poland from the east. Jul 10, 1940 Battle of Britain Sep 13, 1940 Italy invades British controlled Egypt Sep 27, 1940 Germany, Italy and Japan sign the tripartite Pact Oct 28, 1940 Italy invades Greece 1941 German Afrika Korps are sent to North Africa to reinforce the Italians Mar 1, 1941 Bulgaria joins the axis power Jun 22, 1941 Germany joined by axis allies and Finland attack the USSR Aug 7, 1941 The battle of Guadalcanal Dec 6, 1941 The Japanese launch a surprise attack on the U.S. Naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Dec 8, 1941 The Japanese gain control over the Philippines french indochina and singapore Dec 8, 1941 The united states declare war on japan Apr 9, 1942 The bataan death march begins May 2, 1942 The Battle of Coral sea Jun 3, 1942 The Battle of Midway Jul 1, 1942 1st Battle of El Alamein Oct 23, 1942 2nd Battle of El Alamein Aug 23, 1943 Battle of Stalingrad Sep 3, 1943 Italy surrenders unconditionally Jun 6, 1944 D-day Aug 25, 1944 Paris is liberated Dec 16, 1944 Battle of the bulge Feb 4, 1945 Yalta Conference Feb 19, 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima Apr 28, 1945 Mussolini is executed Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide May 1, 1945 Battle of Okinawa May 8, 1945 V-E Day May 12, 1945 FDR dies Harry Truman becomes President Jul 17, 1945 Potsdam Conference Aug 9, 1945 U.S. drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 U.S. drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki Aug 15, 1945 V-J day
