World War II By Stefanie2014 Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland (Start of War) Sep 5, 1939 United States declares its neutrality Sep 28, 1939 Soviet Union and Germany divide Poland Oct 6, 1939 Hitler's peace offer Nov 30, 1939 Soviet troops invade Finland Apr 9, 1940 German troops invade Denmark and Norway May 10, 1940 Holland, Belguim, and Luxembourg invaded Jun 10, 1940 Italy declares war on Britain and France Oct 28, 1940 Italy invades Greece Apr 6, 1941 Germany invades Greece and Yugoslavia Jun 22, 1941 Germany attacks Soviet Union Dec 7, 1941 Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor Dec 8, 1941 Britain and US declare war on Japan Feb 19, 1942 Japanese-Americans sent to barracks Oct 13, 1943 Italy declares war on Germany Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Apr 12, 1945 President Roosevelt dies Apr 30, 1945 Hitlers Death May 8, 1945 V-E Day (Germans surrender) Sep 2, 1945 Japanese surrender papers signed
