WW2 By fabian_rascon Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Sep 2, 1945 World War 2 Sep 3, 1939 Great Britain & France declare war on Germany Dec 7, 1941 Japan attacks Pearl Harbor Dec 8, 1941 U.S declares war on Japan Jun 6, 1944 British & U.S troops land on Normandy Dec 16, 1944 Germany launches its last offense; Known a battle of te bulge Apr 30, 1945 Hitler Commits Suiside May 7, 1945 Germany surrenders to the Allies Aug 6, 1945 U.S drops the Atomic bomb on Nagasaki Aug 9, 1945 U.S drops the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima Sep 2, 1945 World War 2 ends