WW2 Timeline By carrick@erawarriors.org Sep 1, 1933 Hitler becomes chancellor Feb 20, 1938 Hitler declares support for Japan Mar 13, 1938 Hitler declares Austria as part of the 3rd Reich May 14, 1938 Mussolini Joins Hitler Aug 23, 1939 Stalin and Hitler sign a nonagression pack Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland Jun 10, 1940 Italy attacks France Jun 22, 1940 France surrenders Sep 27, 1940 Japan joins axis powers Jan 22, 1941 Germany invades USSR Dec 7, 1941 Bombing of pearl harbor Dec 11, 1941 USA joins allies Oct 23, 1942 North African Theater Feb 2, 1943 Russians defeat German forces that invaded Sep 8, 1943 Italy Surrenders Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Aug 25, 1944 Paris Liberated Apr 12, 1945 FDR dies Apr 28, 1945 Mussolini Killed May 1, 1945 Hitler commits suicide May 2, 1945 Germany Surrenders May 5, 1945 Pacific Theater Aug 6, 1945 Hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 Nagasaki Aug 10, 1945 Japan Petitions For peace
