World War II Important Events Timeline By hcps-jordannd Mar 1, 1933 Hitler Comes to Power Nov 25, 1936 Anti-Comintern Pact signed by Germany and Japan Jul 7, 1937 Japan invades China Mar 12, 1938 Hitler incorporates neighboring countries Aug 23, 1939 Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact (Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact) Sep 1, 1939 Hitler Invades Poland May 10, 1940 Germany Takes Western Europe Jul 10, 1940 Battle of Britain Sep 27, 1940 Germany, Italy, and Japan sign Tripartite Act Jun 22, 1941 Nazi Germany invades Russia Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor/US enters war Jun 1, 1942 Battle of Midway in Pacific Jun 6, 1944 D-Day May 7, 1945 V-E Day Sep 2, 1945 V-J Day
