World War II Timeline By Willey150 Sep 29, 1938 Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France sign the Munich agreement Period: Sep 29, 1938 to Sep 2, 1945 Lifespan of WWII Aug 23, 1939 Germany and the Soviet Union sign a nonagression agreement Sep 17, 1939 Soviet Union invades poland Oct 25, 1939 Germany and Italy become the Rome-Berlin Axis Jun 10, 1940 Italy enters the war and invades southern France Sep 27, 1940 Germany,Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact Nov 1, 1940 Hungary, Slovakia, and Romania join the Axis Powers Jun 6, 1941 Axis Powers invade Yugoslavia and Greece Jun 22, 1941 Germany and Axis powers invade Soviet Union Dec 7, 1941 Japan bombs Pearl Harbor Dec 8, 1941 United States declares war on Japan Dec 11, 1941 Germany and the Axis powers declare war Uniited States Feb 2, 1942 Sopviet troops are successful and break through Romanian lines May 30, 1942 Bombings in Germany Bombings in Germany bring the war home for the first time Jun 2, 1942 British and US navy stops the Japenese British and US navay stop the Japanese naval assault Jun 28, 1942 Garmany advances into the Soviet Union Germany and her allies launch new advance into the Soviet Union Aug 2, 1942 US stops Japenese by island hopping US starts to stop the japenese by island hopping Nov 8, 1942 US and british troops land at the beaches of Morocco Nov 23, 1942 Soviet troops launch a counterattack May 13, 1943 Axis troops in Tunisia surrender to allied troops Jul 5, 1943 The germans launch a hugwe tank attack in the Soviet Union Jul 10, 1943 The US and British troops land on sicily Jul 25, 1943 The fascist grand council deposes Mussolini Sep 9, 1943 Allied troops land on the beaches near naples Nov 6, 1943 Soviet troops liberate Kiev
