World War Zwei By Swagdaddy69 Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland Sep 3, 1939 Britain and France declare war on Germany May 10, 1940 Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Britain Period: May 26, 1940 to Jun 4, 1940 Evacuation of Dunkirk (Operation Dynamo) Jun 10, 1940 Italy enters war on side of Axis powers Jun 22, 1940 France signs armistice with Germany Period: Jul 10, 1940 to Oct 31, 1940 Battle of Britain Sep 27, 1940 Tripartite Pact signed Nov 5, 1940 Operation Sea Lion Planned for late 1940 Period: Apr 10, 1941 to Nov 27, 1941 Siege of Tobruk Jun 22, 1941 Operation of Barbarossa Dec 7, 1941 Bombing of Pearl Harbor Dec 8, 1941 Britain and US declare war on Japan Feb 15, 1942 Japan take Singapore Period: Jun 4, 1942 to Jun 7, 1942 Battle of Midway Period: Jul 1, 1942 to Jul 22, 1942 First Battle of El Alamein Period: Jul 17, 1942 to Feb 2, 1943 Battle of Stalingrad Period: Oct 23, 1942 to Nov 4, 1942 Second Battle of El Alamein Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Landings Period: Dec 16, 1944 to Jan 25, 1945 Battle of the Bulge Apr 28, 1945 Mossolini captured and executed Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide May 7, 1945 German forces surrender May 8, 1945 V.E. day Aug 6, 1945 Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima Aug 8, 1945 Soviet Union declares war on Japan Aug 9, 1945 Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki Sep 2, 1945 Japanese surrender - End of WW2 Oct 24, 1945 United Nations is born