World War II Key Events By Joe Zhang Sep 1, 1939 Invasion of Poland May 27, 1940 Dunkirk evacuation Jun 22, 1941 Operation Barbarossa Dec 7, 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor Dec 25, 1941 British forces in Hong Kong surrender to the Japanese Sep 3, 1943 Allied Invasion of Italy Jun 6, 1944 Normandy Landings (D-Day) May 8, 1945 Victory in Europe (VE) Day Aug 6, 1945 Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Sep 2, 1945 Japan surrenders - World War II ends
