World War II By andrea_susana_ 1939 Germany invades Poland 1939 France and the UK declare war on him 1940 Germany invades Norway, Denmark and Denelux 1940 The occupation of France begins 1940 London air raid begins 1941 The invasion of the Soviet Union begins 1941 German trooops besiege Leningrad 1941 Japan attacks Pearl Harbor 1942 Japan invades Singapore 1942 US defeats Japan in the Battle of Midway 1942 The Russian winter begins to defeat the German troops 1943 German troops serrender at Stalingrad 1943 US and UK begin the bombing of Germany 1943 Italy surrenders, but Germany takes Rome 1944 The landing in Normandy occurs 1944 French and US troops liberate Paris 1944 Greek and British troops liberate Athens 1945 Soviet troops arrive in Berlin and Germany surrenders 1945 US drops two atomic bombs on Japan 1945 Japan surrenders and the war is over
