World War 2 Timeline By Sutton Tuck By tucksl Jan 30, 1939 Invasion of Poland The start of the Second World War after Germany invades Poland Sep 1, 1939 The Official Start Of World War II Nazi Germany takes over Poland, many nations declare war. Apr 9, 1940 Invasion of Denmark and Norway May 10, 1940 Germany Invades Belgium, Holland and Luxemburg Jun 14, 1940 German Army enters Paris Jun 22, 1941 Operation Barbarossa: Germany invades Soviet Union. Jul 10, 1941 Battle of Britain takes place Sep 27, 1941 Germany, Italy and Japan sign Tripartite Pact. Nov 25, 1941 Germans attack Moscow. Dec 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and declare war on USA Jun 4, 1942 Battle of Midway - 4 Japanese carriers sunk, turning point of the war in the Pacific. Jan 31, 1943 Germans surrender at Stalingrad. Jul 25, 1943 Mussolini's Italian Fascist government is overthrown. Jun 6, 1944 D-Day - Allied invasion of Normandy. Jul 20, 1944 Failed Assassination of Hitler. Aug 25, 1944 Allies liberate Paris. Dec 16, 1944 German Battle of the Bulge begins. Apr 12, 1945 President Roosevelt dies; Truman becomes President Apr 23, 1945 Soviets enter Berlin. Apr 28, 1945 Mussolini captured and executed. Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide. May 7, 1945 Germany unconditionally surrenders. May 8, 1945 VE Day is declared. Aug 6, 1945 Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Aug 9, 1945 Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki. Aug 14, 1945 Japanese surrender. Aug 15, 1945 World War 2 ends Sep 2, 1945 World War 2 ends officially