World War II By RachelCallie Jun 11, 1937 Soviet leader Josef Stalin begins a purge of Red Army generals. Period: Jun 11, 1937 to Nov 20, 1945 WWII Nov 5, 1937 Hitler reveals war plans during Hossbach Conference. Nov 9, 1938 Nazis destroy synagogues and the shop windows of Jewish-owned stores throughout Germany and Austria Aug 23, 1939 Nazis and Soviets sign Pact. Sep 1, 1939 Nazis invade Poland Sep 5, 1939 United States proclaims its neutrality Sep 10, 1939 Canada declares war on Germany; Battle of the Atlantic begins Sep 29, 1939 Nazis and Soviets divide up Poland. Nov 30, 1939 Soviets attack Finland. Mar 12, 1940 Finland signs a peace treaty with Soviets. Jun 3, 1940 Germans bomb Paris Jun 14, 1940 Germans enter Paris. Jun 18, 1940 Hitler and Mussolini meet in Munich Jul 1, 1940 German U-boats attack merchant ships in the Atlantic Aug 15, 1940 Air battles and daylight raids over Britain. Sep 13, 1940 Italians invade Egypt Sep 16, 1940 United States military conscription bill passed Apr 6, 1941 Nazis invade Greece and Yugoslavia Jun 8, 1941 Allies invade Syria and Lebanon Sep 1, 1941 Nazis order Jews to wear yellow stars. Sep 29, 1941 Nazis murder 33,771 Jews at Kiev Dec 7, 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbour by Japan Jan 1, 1942 Declaration of the United Nations signed by 26 Allied nations Jan 13, 1942 Germans begin a U-boat offensive along east coast of USA. Jan 26, 1942 First American forces arrive in Great Britain. Jun 4, 1942 Battle of Midway Jun 15, 1942 Mass murder of Jews by gassing begins at Auschwitz Aug 17, 1942 First all-American air attack in Europe Aug 23, 1942 Massive German air raid on Stalingrad Sep 13, 1942 Battle of Stalingrad begins Jan 10, 1943 Soviets begin an offensive against the Germans in Stalingrad Jul 25, 1943 Mussolini arrested and the Italian Fascist government falls Nov 18, 1943 Large British air raid on Berlin Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Aug 19, 1944 Resistance uprising in Paris Jan 26, 1945 Soviet troops liberate Auschwitz Apr 30, 1945 Adolf Hitler commits suicide Jul 1, 1945 American, British, and French troops move into Berlin Aug 6, 1945 The Enola Gay drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan Aug 6, 1945 First atomic bomb dropped, on Hiroshima, Japan Aug 9, 1945 second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan Aug 9, 1945 Second atomic bomb dropped, on Nagasaki, Japan Aug 14, 1945 Japanese agree to unconditional surrender Oct 24, 1945 United Nations is born Nov 20, 1945 Nuremberg war crimes trials begin.
