World War II Timeline By Alexander Scrivo Nov 11, 1918 WW1 Ends Nov 11, 1918 German occupation of the Rhineland Jun 28, 1919 Treaty of Versailles Jan 10, 1920 League of Nations Founded Oct 29, 1929 US Stock Market Crash Sep 18, 1931 Japan Invades Manchuria Jan 30, 1933 Hitler takes power in Germany Period: Jul 17, 1936 to Apr 1, 1939 Spanish Civil War Oct 25, 1936 Rome-Berlin Axis Formed Dec 13, 1937 Rape of Nanking Sep 29, 1938 Munich Conference Sep 30, 1938 Munich Pact Signed Aug 23, 1939 Nazi-Soviet Pact Sep 1, 1939 German Invasion of Poland Sep 3, 1939 Great Britain and France Declare War Period: Nov 30, 1939 to Mar 13, 1940 Winter War Period: Sep 7, 1940 to 1941 London Blitz Mar 11, 1941 Lend-Lease Begins Jun 22, 1941 Final Solution implimented Aug 14, 1941 Atlantic Charter Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor Attack May 6, 1942 Manila falls to Japan Period: Jun 4, 1942 to Jun 7, 1942 Battle of the Midway Period: Jul 17, 1942 to Feb 2, 1943 Battle of Stalingrad Period: Jul 10, 1943 to Jul 17, 1943 Invasion of Sicily Period: Nov 28, 1943 to Dec 1, 1943 Tehran Conference Jun 6, 1944 Normandy Invasion Period: Dec 16, 1944 to Jan 25, 1945 Battle of the Bulge Period: Feb 4, 1945 to Feb 11, 1945 Yalta Conference Apr 12, 1945 FDR Dies - Truman becomes president May 8, 1945 V-E Day Period: Jul 17, 1945 to Aug 2, 1945 Potsdam Conference Aug 6, 1945 Nuclear Bomb dropped on Hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 Nuclear Bomb dropped on Nagasaki Aug 14, 1945 V-J Day