WW2 By Maddox swin Period: 1939 to 1945 Battle of the Atlantic Aug 23, 1939 Germany and the USSR sign the Nazi-soviet pact. Sep 1, 1939 Germany attacks poland Sep 3, 1939 Great britan and france declare war on Germany Sep 17, 1939 USSR attacks poland from the east.poland soon falls and is divided between the germans and russians Period: Nov 30, 1939 to Mar 13, 1940 Winter war between USSR and Finland 1940 Slovakia, Hungary, Romania join the Axis powers 1940 german Africa corps are sent to north africa to reinforce the italians Period: Apr 9, 1940 to Jun 4, 1940 Germany invades and captures denmark and norway Period: May 10, 1940 to Jun 22, 1940 Germany attacks western europe. luxembourg,netherlands,belgium and northern france fall. Period: Jun 14, 1940 to Aug 6, 1940 USSR gains control over the Baltic states Period: Jul 10, 1940 to Oct 31, 1940 Battle of Britain Sep 3, 1940 Italy invades british controlled egypt Sep 21, 1940 Germany, Italy and japan sign the tripartite pact Oct 28, 1940 Italy invades greece 1941 German africa corps are sent to North Africa Mar 1, 1941 Bulgaria joins the axis powers Jun 22, 1941 Germany joined by axix allies and finland attack the ussr Dec 7, 1941 The japanese Launch a surprise attack on Pearl harbor Dec 8, 1941 The united states declares war on japan. Germany and italy soon declare war on the united states 1942 The japanese gain control over the philippines Apr 9, 1942 The bataan Death March begins as the imperial japanese army forces filipino and american prisoners of war to march 60 tortured-filled miles Period: Jun 3, 1942 to Jun 7, 1942 The battle of Midway Period: Jul 1, 1942 to Jul 27, 1942 1st battle of El Alamein Period: Jul 17, 1942 to Feb 2, 1943 Battle of (the goat) stalindrad Period: Aug 7, 1942 to Feb 9, 1943 The battle of Guadalcanal Period: Oct 23, 1942 to Nov 8, 1942 2nd battle of El Alamein Dec 7, 1942 Thejapanese gain control over the philippines, french indochina, and singapore Period: May 4, 1943 to May 8, 1943 The battle of coral sea Sep 3, 1943 Great britan and france declare war on Germany Jun 6, 1944 Operation Overlord D-Day Aug 25, 1944 Paris is liberated Period: Dec 16, 1944 to Jan 25, 1945 battle of the Bulge Feb 4, 1945 Yalta conference Period: Feb 19, 1945 to Apr 26, 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima Period: Apr 1, 1945 to Jun 22, 1945 The battle of Okinawa Apr 3, 1945 Hitler commits suicide Apr 8, 1945 V-E Day Apr 12, 1945 FDR dies Apr 28, 1945 Mussolini is executed Jun 10, 1945 Italy joins the war and, on june 27, Invades southern france Aug 6, 1945 U.S drops an atomic bomber on hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 U.S drops an atomic bomber on Nagasaki Aug 15, 1945 V-J Day