world war II By momtastic Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland starting world war 2 Germany invades Poland starting world war 2 Apr 9, 1940 Germany invades Norway and Denmark May 10, 1940 Germany invades Belgium and Netherlands Jul 10, 1940 Germany begins bombing britain Jun 22, 1941 Germany invades Soviet Union Dec 7, 1941 Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor. U.S. Declares war. Feb 15, 1942 Japan captures Singapore May 4, 1942 Japan captures Phillipines and Burma Jun 4, 1942 Allies defeat Japan in the Battle of Midway Feb 1, 1943 German troops surrender in Stalingrad USSR May 7, 1943 Axis troops surrender in North Africa Sep 8, 1943 Italy surrenders Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Allied troops land in France. Oct 23, 1944 Japan's Navy defeated near the Phillipines Dec 16, 1944 Germans fight back in the Battle of the Bulge Mar 26, 1945 Allied troops capture Iwo Jima May 7, 1945 Germany surrenders ending war in Europe Aug 6, 1945 Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Aug 9, 1945 Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki Sep 2, 1945 Japan signs surrender agreement
