World War 2 timeline By meg.williams00 Sep 1, 1939 Germay invades Poland Germany invades Poland Sep 1, 1939 The Phoney war Sep 3, 1939 Britain, France,Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany Sep 17, 1939 Soviet Union invades eastern Poland Nov 30, 1939 Soviet Union invades Finland Apr 9, 1940 Germay begins occupation of Denmark and invades Norway May 10, 1940 British Prime Minister, Chamberlain, resigns, replaced by Winston Churchill britsh primeminister May 10, 1940 Germany invades Belgium, Holland and Luxemberg Jun 14, 1940 German army enters Paris Germany eners Paris Jul 10, 1940 Start of the Battle of Britain Battle of Brittain Sep 27, 1940 Germany, Italy and Japan sign Tripartite Pact Tripartite pact Mar 30, 1941 German Afrika Korps begins offensive in North Africa Apr 13, 1941 Soviets and Japanese sign neutrality pact Jun 22, 1941 Germany invades Soviet Union germany invades 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 war on USA Dec 8, 1941 Allies (except Soviets) declare war on japan Feb 15, 1942 Singapore falls to Japanese singapore falls Apr 19, 1942 Darwin bombed by the Japanese bombing Jun 4, 1942 Battle of Midway between Japan and the USA Battle of midway Jul 1, 1942 Austrralians fight the Japanese at Kokoda until January 1943 kokoda Oct 23, 1942 Battle of El Alamein begins, in which allied troops led by Australians defeat the Germans Jan 31, 1943 Germans surrender at Stalingrad May 12, 1943 Surrender of axis forces in North Africa north africa Jul 10, 1943 Allied landings in Sicily Jul 25, 1943 Mussolini's Italian Fascist Government overthrown Sep 3, 1943 Italy signs armistice Jan 6, 1944 Soviets advance into Poland Apr 25, 1944 Allies liberate Paris Jun 4, 1944 Rome captured by Allies Jun 6, 1944 Operation Overlord (D-Day) - Allied invasion of Normandy D-day Jul 20, 1944 German assassination attempt on Hilter fails Nov 4, 1944 Surrender of Axis forces in Greece Nov 24, 1944 French capture Strasbourg Dec 16, 1944 German attack through Ardennes - Battle of Bulge begins ardennes Jan 26, 1945 Soviets liberate Auschwitz soviets liberate auschwitz Feb 19, 1945 US landings on lwo Jima landings Apr 23, 1945 Soviets enter Berlin Apr 28, 1945 Mussonlini capture by partisans and executed Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide May 7, 1945 German unconditional surrender surrender Aug 6, 1945 Atomic bomd dropped on Hiroshima atomic Aug 14, 1945 Japanese surrender
