ww2 important events By Brady.H Sep 3, 1939 on september the 3rd 1939 Australia is at war Dec 7, 1941 Japan bomb perl harbour. Dec 8, 1941 U.S and Britain declare war on japan Feb 19, 1942 Australia under attack. May 8, 1942 The Americans notch a strategic victory after forcing the Japanese to abandon their attack on Port Moresby. Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide in Berlin. May 7, 1945 Germany surrenders unconditionally to the Allies in Reims, France ending World War II in Europe. Jun 7, 1945 Allied forces capture Okinawa. Aug 9, 1945 An atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasak Aug 14, 1945 Japan agrees to surrender unconditionally. Sep 2, 1945 Japan signs surrender terms aboard the battleship U.S.S. Missouri in Tokyo Bay.