World War II Chronology of Events By ZPBSFG Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Oct 6, 1939 Invasion of Poland May 10, 1940 Invasion of France by Germany Period: Jul 10, 1940 to Oct 31, 1940 Battle of Britain Period: Jun 22, 1941 to Jan 31, 1943 Operation Barbarossa Dec 7, 1941 Bombing of Pearl Harbor Period: Jun 4, 1942 to Jun 7, 1942 Battle of Midway Period: Jul 1, 1942 to Jul 27, 1942 Battle of El Alamein (1st) Period: Aug 7, 1942 to Feb 9, 1943 Battle of Guadalcancal Period: Aug 23, 1942 to Feb 2, 1943 Battle of Stalingrad Period: Oct 23, 1942 to Nov 4, 1942 Battle of El Alamein (2nd) Sep 3, 1943 Invasion of Italy Jan 6, 1944 D-Day Invasion Period: Dec 16, 1944 to Jan 25, 1945 Battle of the Bulge Period: Feb 13, 1945 to Feb 15, 1945 Firebombing of Dresden Period: Feb 19, 1945 to Mar 26, 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima Period: Apr 1, 1945 to Jun 22, 1945 Battle of Okinawa May 8, 1945 VE Day Aug 1, 1945 Atomic Bomb dropped on Nagaski Aug 6, 1945 Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima Aug 15, 1945 VJ Day Period: Nov 20, 1945 to Oct 1, 1946 Nuremburg Trials