Timeline of World War II By yapj Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland Invasion of Poland Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Aug 14, 1945 World War II Jun 22, 1941 Germany invades Russia Germany invades Russia (Operation Barbarossa) Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbour bombing Pearl Harbour Jun 3, 1942 Battle of Midway Battle of Midway Jan 31, 1943 Germans lose the Battle of Stalingrad Battle of Stalingrad Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Landings in Normandy, France D-Day Landings Apr 16, 1945 Allies enter Berlin, Hitler commits suicide Invasion and battle of Berlin May 8, 1945 End of war in Europe End of war in Europe Aug 6, 1945 Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima Atomic bombings Aug 9, 1945 Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki Atomic bombings Aug 14, 1945 Japan surrenders unconditionally Japan's surrender
