WWII Timeline By Davisisaiah830 Sep 18, 1931 Japan invades Manchurin Period: Oct 2, 1935 to May 1, 1936 Facist italy invades, conquers, and annexes ethiopia Period: Oct 25, 1936 to Nov 1, 1936 Nazi germany and facist italy signs a treaty of cooperation Jul 7, 1937 Japan invades china Mar 31, 1939 France and great britian guarentees the intergrity of boarders of poland Apr 7, 1939 Facist italy invades and annexes albania Period: May 14, 1939 to May 15, 1939 the slovacks declare their independence Sep 1, 1939 Germany inades poland Sep 3, 1939 Great britian and france declare war on germany Sep 17, 1939 The soviet union invades poland from the east Apr 9, 1940 Germany invades denmark and norway May 10, 1940 Germany attacks western europe Dec 7, 1941 Japan bombs pearl harbor Dec 8, 1941 united states declares war on Japan Jun 6, 1944 British and U.S troops successfully land on the normandy beaches of france Oct 20, 1944 US troops land on the philippines Apr 30, 1945 hitler commits sucide May 9, 1945 Germany surrenders to western allies Aug 6, 1945 US drops an atomic bomb on hiroshima Sep 2, 1945 Japan surrenders and WWII ends