The major Battles of WW 2 / adam southwell By lisa.purves Sep 1, 1939 German Invasion of Poland Hitler used the 'Blitzkrieg' tactic (which literally means lightning war) to quickly occupy Poland. Nov 30, 1939 USSR invades Finland Mar 10, 1940 Garman Invasion of Dunkirk Dunkirk was a town on the coast of France Mar 24, 1940 German Invades Paris: France Apr 9, 1940 Geramany Invades Norway Jun 22, 1940 France Surrenders to Brown Shirts Jul 10, 1940 The Battle of Britain Sep 13, 1940 Italy Invades Egypt Oct 30, 1940 The End of the Battle of Britain Jun 22, 1941 Operation Barbarossa Dec 7, 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbour Dec 8, 1941 US Declares War on Japan Feb 1, 1942 Japan Takes Singapore Oct 23, 1942 The Battle of El Alamein Nov 1, 1942 Battle of Stalingrad May 13, 1943 Garman and Italian Forces in North Africa Surrender Jul 1, 1943 Allies Invade Sicily Aug 1, 1943 Allies Take Sicily Sep 3, 1943 Invasion of Italy Sep 3, 1943 Italy Surreneder Jun 6, 1944 Allies Launch D-Day Invasion of France Apr 1, 1945 Russia Invade Berlin Apr 25, 1945 Germans Surrender In Italy Apr 28, 1945 Mussilini Captured and Executed Apr 30, 1945 Hitler Commits Suicide Aug 6, 1945 Americans Drop the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima Aug 8, 1945 Russia Declares War on Japan Aug 9, 1945 Americans Dropped Bomb on Nagasaki Aug 14, 1945 Japenese Surrender