WORLD WAR II TIMELINE BY: SAVANNAH AND MACENZIE By lewisgrade54 Jan 30, 1933 Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland Sep 3, 1939 France and G.B. declare war on Germany In 1939 Great Britian and France Declare war on Germany Apr 9, 1940 Germany invades Denmark and Norway May 10, 1940 Germany uses quick strikes to take over Netherlands and Belgium Jun 10, 1940 Italy enters the war Jun 22, 1941 Germany invades the Soviet Union Dec 7, 1941 Japanese attacks U.S and it becomes Pearl Harbor Jun 4, 1942 U.S Navy defeats Japanese Navy at Battle of Midway Sep 3, 1943 Italy surrenders