World War 2 Timeline By Eliana Iluyomade 1939 Start of 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 17, 1939 USSR attacks Poland from the east Dec 3, 1939 Great Britain decares war 1940 Slovakia, Hungary,Romania join the axis powers Apr 9, 1940 Germany invades and captures Denmark and Norway May 10, 1940 Germany attacks Western Europe. Jun 10, 1940 Italy joins the war on June 27, Invades Southern France Jun 14, 1940 USSR gains control over the Baltic States Jul 10, 1940 Start of 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 Powers Jun 22, 1941 Germany joined Axis allies and Finland attack the USSR Dec 7, 1941 The Japanese launch a surprise attack on the US Dec 8, 1941 The US declares war on Japan Dec 8, 1941 when did the japanese gain control over the philippines french indochina and singapore Apr 9, 1942 The bataan death march May 4, 1942 The battle of Coral Sea Jun 3, 1942 The Battle of Midway Jul 1, 1942 Start of 1st Battle of El Alamein Aug 7, 1942 The Battle of Guadalcanal Oct 23, 1942 Start of 2nd Battle in El Alamein Aug 23, 1943 Start of Battle of Stalingrad Jun 6, 1944 D-day Dec 6, 1944 Start of Battle of the Bulge Feb 4, 1945 Yalta Conference Feb 4, 1945 Winter war between USSR and Finland Feb 19, 1945 Start of Battle of Iwo Jima Apr 1, 1945 Start of Battle of Okinawa Apr 12, 1945 FDR dies, Harry Truman becomes President Apr 28, 1945 Mussonlini Apr 30, 1945 Great Britain and France declare war on Germany Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide May 6, 1945 V_E day Jul 17, 1945 Postdam Conference Aug 6, 1945 US drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 US drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki Aug 15, 1945 V-J day Aug 25, 1945 Paris is liberated Sep 3, 1945 Italy surrenders unconditionally
