World War 2 Events By Jmilbrandt Sep 3, 1939 France and Great Britain declared war on Germany. Jun 10, 1940 Italy declared war on France and Great Britain. Jun 22, 1940 French leaders surrendered. Sep 27, 1940 Tripartite Pact, Alliance between Italy and Japan. Jun 22, 1941 Germany invades the Soviet Union. Dec 7, 1941 Japan attacks Pearl Harbor. Jun 7, 1942 The Battle of Midway ended. Aug 7, 1942 Thousands of U.S Marines, with Australian support, landed on Guadalcanal and Tulagi. Nov 9, 1943 Nazi storm troopers attacked Jewish homes and businesses. (Kristallnacht). Jun 6, 1944 Start of D-Day. Jan 27, 1945 Russian troops get to Auschwitz. Apr 30, 1945 Hitler killed his family and then committed suicide. May 2, 1945 Germany surrenders, Aug 6, 1945 The US drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Sep 2, 1945 Japan’s surrender.