World War II: Europe Front By NadiaA11 1935 Italian Invasion of Ethiopia 1936 Rhineland 1936 Rome-Berlin Axis Mar 13, 1938 Annexation of Austria to Germany (Anschulss) Sep 15, 1938 Germany wants Sudetenland Sep 30, 1938 Munich Conference 1939 Hitler Takes Control of Bohemia and Moravia in Western Czechoslovakia 1939 Blitzkreig in Poland Aug 23, 1939 Non-Agression Pact Sep 1, 1939 Invasion of Poland Sep 3, 1939 Britain and France declare War on Germany 1940 Dunkirk 1940 Battle of Britain Jun 22, 1940 Surrender of France to Germany Jun 22, 1941 Operation Barbossa (Invasion of Soviet Union) Sep 8, 1941 Battle of Leningrad 1942 El Alamein 1942 Battle at Stalingrad Nov 8, 1942 Casablanca (Morocco) Jan 14, 1943 Casablanca Conference May 13, 1943 Axis forces in Tunisia Surrender May 7, 1944 Battle of Bulge Jun 6, 1944 D-Day 1945 Yalta Conference May 8, 1945 V-E Day Victory in Europe Day; allows them to focus on fighting Japan (pacific front)