World War II Timeline by Sergio Sanchez By sanchezs1 Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland, starting World War II Sep 3, 1939 Britain and France declare war on Germany May 10, 1940 Germany invades France, Belgium, and the Netherlands Jun 10, 1940 Italy declares war on France and Great Britain Jun 22, 1940 France surrenders to Germany Jul 10, 1940 Battle of Britain begins Sep 16, 1940 United States begins its first peacetime draft Jun 22, 1941 Germany invades the Soviet Union Dec 7, 1941 Japanese launch a sneak attack on Pear Harbor Dec 11, 1941 Germany and Italy declare war on United States Jan 20, 1942 The Wannssee Conference takes place Jul 6, 1942 Anne Frank and her family go into hiding Oct 25, 1942 Battle of Stalingrad begins Nov 8, 1942 Allies invade North Africa Feb 2, 1943 Germans surrender at Stalingrad, Soviet Union Jul 25, 1943 Mussolini resigns Sep 3, 1943 Italy surrenders Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Jul 20, 1944 Assasination attempt against Hitler fails Aug 25, 1944 Anne Frank and her family are found Apr 30, 1945 Adolf Hitler commits suicide Aug 6, 1945 The United states drop the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan Sep 2, 1945 World War 2 ended