Y11 I&S - WORLD WAR TWO By Nicole Rodrigues Sep 1, 1939 Nazi Germany invaded Poland Period: 1940 to 1940 The Battle of Britain Sep 27, 1940 The Axis powers are formed The Axis powers are formed as Germany, Italy and Japan become allies with the signing of the Tripartite Pact in Berlin. 1941 Operation Barbarossa Dec 7, 1941 Japan attacks Pearl Harbour Period: Jul 17, 1942 to Feb 2, 1943 Surrender at Stalingrad Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Jan 27, 1945 Liberation of Concentration Camps across Europe Period: Aug 6, 1945 to Aug 9, 1945 Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombing Aug 15, 1945 Japanese Surrender prompting the end of World War 2