WWII Timeline By sambaez Sep 1, 1939 German invasion of Poland Sep 3, 1939 Great Britain and France declare war on Germany Apr 9, 1940 Blitzkreig against Denmark and Norway May 10, 1940 Attacks against Netherlands, Belgium, and France Jun 22, 1940 France Surrenders, signs armistice Aug 1, 1940 Air attack against Britain Apr 6, 1941 Greece and Yugoslavia captured Jun 22, 1941 Hitler invades Soviet Union Dec 7, 1941 Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor, Philippines, and Dutch East Indies United States enters war Dec 7, 1941 U.S. enters war May 8, 1942 U.S. wins Battle of Coral Sea Jun 4, 1942 U.S. wins Battle of Midway Sep 3, 1942 Germans attack Stalingrad Nov 8, 1942 Britain and U.S. invade North Africa Feb 2, 1943 Germans surrender at Stalingrad May 13, 1943 German and Italian troops surrender in French North Africa Period: Jul 5, 1943 to Jul 12, 1943 Soviets defeat Germans at Battle of Kursk Jun 4, 1944 Rome falls to Allies Jun 6, 1944 D-Day allied forces landed on Normandy beaches Aug 25, 1944 Paris is liberated Mar 7, 1945 Germany is invaded Apr 16, 1945 Soviets enter Berlin Apr 28, 1945 Mussolini Dies Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide May 8, 1945 Germany Surrenders Aug 6, 1945 U.S. drops atomic bombs on Japan Sep 2, 1945 Surrender of Japan formal ceremony aboard the U.S.S. Missouri, ending WWII
