World War II Timeline By Lena Bodkin Mar 22, 1933 Start of Genocide Dec 13, 1937 Rape of Nanjing/Nanking Aug 29, 1938 Munich Conference Sep 1, 1939 Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact Sep 1, 1939 Invasion of Poland Jun 11, 1940 Start of Western Desert Campaign (Desert War) Sep 8, 1941 Start of Siege of Leningrad Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor May 4, 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea Aug 23, 1942 Start of the Battle of Stalingrad Jan 14, 1943 Start of the Casablanca Conference Jan 24, 1943 End of the Casablanca Conference Feb 2, 1943 End of Battle of Stalingrad Feb 4, 1943 End of Western Desert Conference (Desert War) Jan 27, 1944 End of Siege of Leningrad Jun 6, 1944 Start of D-Day Invasion Aug 30, 1944 End of D-Day Invasion Oct 25, 1944 Kamikaze May 9, 1945 End of Genocide
