WW2-Kendall Fosler By kfosler40 Sep 12, 1930 Franco says Spain is not prepared to enter war. Mar 7, 1936 Germany Invades Rhineland Aug 25, 1939 Britain and Poland sign a Mutual Assistance Treaty. Sep 1, 1939 Germany Invades Poland Sep 3, 1939 Britain and France declare war on Germany Sep 11, 1939 Arrival of first British troops in France officially announced. Apr 9, 1940 Nazis invade Denmark and Norway. Jun 3, 1940 Germans bomb Paris Aug 25, 1940 First British air raid on Berlin. Sep 15, 1940 Massive German air raids on London, Southampton, Bristol, Cardiff, Liverpool and Manchester. Nov 23, 1940 Romania joins the Axis Powers. Dec 7, 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor Jun 14, 1942 German troops of the 16th Regiment of the 22nd Airlanding Division take Fort Stalin in Sevastopol. Jul 17, 1943 Americans capture Palermo, Sicily. Jan 17, 1944 First attack toward Cassino, Italy. Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Dec 16, 1944 Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes. Apr 3, 1945 Hitler commits suicide May 8, 1945 German Surrender Sep 2, 1945 Surrender of Japan