World War II By Btrempert Sep 12, 1939 Germany invades Poland, starting World War II. Britain and France declare war on Germany. Apr 14, 1940 Germany invades Norway and Denmark. May 14, 1940 Germany invades Belgium and the Netherlands. Jul 21, 1940 Germany begins bombing Britain. Jun 1, 1941 Germany invades the Soviet Union. Dec 21, 1941 Japan bombs Pearl Harbor. The U.S. declares war on Japan. Feb 11, 1942 Japan captures Singapore. May 29, 1942 Japan captures the Philippines and Burma. Jun 8, 1942 The tide turns — the Allies defeat Japan in the Battle of Midway. Feb 27, 1943 German troops surrender in Stalingrad, USSR. May 25, 1943 Axis troops in northern Africa surrender. Sep 19, 1943 Italy surrenders. Nov 14, 1943 U.S. forces invade Tarawa. Jun 11, 1944 D-day: Allied troops land in France and begin invasion. Oct 25, 1944 Japan's navy is defeated near the Philippines. Dec 17, 1944 Germans fight back in Battle of the Bulge. Mar 7, 1945 Allied troops capture Iwo Jima. May 12, 1945 Germany surrenders, ending World War II in Europe. Aug 20, 1945 Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Sep 7, 1945 Japan signs surrender agreement, ending war.
