World War II Timeline By Kylenhornback Period: Jan 1, 1939 to Jan 1, 1946 World War II Aug 23, 1939 Germany and Soviet Union sign non-agression agreement Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland Jun 10, 1940 Italy enters war Sep 13, 1940 Italians invade Egypt from Libya Sep 27, 1940 Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact Dec 7, 1941 Japan bombs Pearl Harbor Dec 8, 1941 U.S. enters war May 13, 1943 Axis forces in Tunisia surrender; North African campaign ends Jul 25, 1943 The Fascist Grand Council deposes Benito Mussolini Sep 12, 1943 Mussolini freed from imprisonment Mar 19, 1944 Germans occupy Hungary Jun 6, 1944 D-Day: U.S. invades France Oct 20, 1944 U.S. troops land in Philipines Dec 16, 1944 Battle of the Bulge Mar 7, 1945 U.S crossing of the Rhine River Apr 16, 1945 Soviets launch final offensive around Berlin Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide May 8, 1945 Victory in Europe Day May 9, 1945 Germany surrenders Sep 2, 1945 Japan surrenders
