World War 2 By meatkinson Jan 30, 1933 Adolf Hitler: Chancellor Adolf Hitler bec.omes chancellor of Germany. Nov 25, 1937 Anti-Comintern Pact The Anti-Comintern Pact was an anti-communist pact concluded between Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan Sep 1, 1939 Poland Invasion This is the date on which Germany attacked Poland. May 10, 1940 Germany takes France Jun 1, 1940 Italy joins War Jun 22, 1940 Germany attacks Russia Dec 7, 1940 Pearl Harbor Jun 4, 1942 Battle of Midway Sep 8, 1943 Italian Surrender Jun 6, 1944 D-day Dec 16, 1944 Battle of the Bulge May 7, 1945 Germany Surrenders Aug 6, 1945 Hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 Nagasaki Sep 2, 1945 Japan surrenders