The Events of World War II By Joe123 Oct 3, 1935 Italian Invasion of Ethiopia Period: Dec 8, 1935 to May 9, 1945 Holocaust Mar 7, 1936 Occupation of the Rhineland Period: Jul 17, 1936 to Apr 1, 1939 Spanish Civil War Nov 25, 1936 Formation of the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis Apr 26, 1937 Air raid on Guernica Mar 12, 1938 The Anschluss Sep 29, 1938 Munich Conference Period: Mar 14, 1939 to Mar 17, 1939 Annexation of Czechoslovakia Period: Mar 14, 1939 to Mar 17, 1939 Annexation of Czechoslovakia Aug 28, 1939 Nazi-Soviet Pact Sep 1, 1939 Invasion of Poland Nov 1, 1939 Formation of the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis Period: May 10, 1940 to Jun 25, 1940 Fall of France Jun 22, 1940 Formation of Vichy France Jun 22, 1940 Formation of the Free French Jun 22, 1941 Operation Barbarossa Dec 7, 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor Jun 4, 1942 Battle of Midway Period: Jun 4, 1942 to Jun 7, 1942 Battle of Midway Oct 23, 1942 El Alamein Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Dec 16, 1944 Battle of the Bulge Feb 19, 1945 Iwo Jima May 8, 1945 V-E Day Aug 6, 1945 Decision to use Atomic Weapons Period: Aug 8, 1945 to Aug 9, 1945 Decision to Use Atomic Weapons Sep 2, 1945 V-J Day