WW2 Time line By kevinwin95 Apr 9, 1940 Germany invades Denmark and Norway. http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/invasion_of_norway_1940.htm Apr 6, 1941 Germany invades Greece and Yugoslavia. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-invades-yugoslavia-and-greece Jun 22, 1941 Germany invades the Soviet Union. http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005164 Dec 11, 1941 Germany and Italy declare war on the United States. http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/1211.html Aug 7, 1942 U.S. Marines land on Guadalcanal. http://www.pacificwar.org.au/Guadalcanal/Marinesland.html Aug 25, 1942 Hitler gives orders to capture Stalingrad. Jul 10, 1943 Allied forces invade Sicily. http://www.history.com/topics/invasion-of-sicily Jul 25, 1943 Mussolini is relieved of his command by the king and is arrested. Marshal Badoglio takes over for Mussolini. http://www.custermen.com/ItalyWW2/History/Fascists.htm Sep 3, 1943 Italy secretly surrenders to the Allies. http://worldwar2database.com/html/italysurrender.htm Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide in Berlin. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-commits-suicide