World War 2 Timeline By seanmckenna Period: Oct 1, 1934 to May 1, 1935 Italian Invasion of Ethiopia Mar 7, 1936 German Occupation of Rineland Period: Jul 17, 1936 to Apr 1, 1938 The Spanish Civil War Apr 26, 1937 Air Raid on Guernica Mar 12, 1938 The Anschluss Mar 16, 1938 Annexation of Czechoslovakia Sep 29, 1938 Munich Conference Aug 23, 1939 Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact Sep 1, 1939 Invasion of Poland Period: Jun 18, 1940 to May 8, 1944 Free French & Resistance Jun 25, 1940 Fall of France Period: Jul 1, 1940 to Aug 2, 1944 Vichy France Jul 10, 1940 Battle of Britain Sep 27, 1940 Tripartite Pact Jun 22, 1941 Operation Barbarossa Dec 7, 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor Period: Jan 1, 1942 to Dec 31, 1945 The "Finial Solution" Jun 4, 1942 Battle of Midway Period: Aug 23, 1942 to Feb 2, 1943 Battle of Stalingrad Oct 23, 1942 2nd Battle of El Alamein Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Period: Dec 16, 1944 to Jan 25, 1945 Battle of the Bulge Feb 19, 1945 Iwo Jima May 8, 1945 V-E Day Aug 6, 1945 Decision to use atomic weapons Sep 2, 1945 V-J Day