ww2 By dhinchyylover Sep 1, 1931 Germany attacks Poland Jul 17, 1936 Potsdam Conference Nov 30, 1938 Winter War between USSR and Finland. War ends when Finland cedes border lands to the USSR Period: 1939 to 1945 Battle of the Atlantic Aug 23, 1939 Germany and the Soviet Union (USSR) sign the Nazi-Soviet Pact Sep 3, 1939 Great Britain and France declare war on Germany Sep 17, 1939 USSR attacks Poland from the east. Poland soon falls and is divided between the Germans and Russians 1940 Slovakia, Hungary, Romania join the Axis Power 1940 Germany attacks Western Europe. Luxembourg, Netherlands, Belgium, and Northers France fall Period: Apr 9, 1940 to Jun 9, 1940 Germany invades and captures Denmark and Norway Jun 10, 1940 Italy joins the war and, on June 27, invades Southern France Period: Jul 10, 1940 to Oct 31, 1938 Battle of Britain Sep 13, 1940 Italy invades British controlled Egypt Sep 27, 1940 Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact Oct 28, 1940 Italy invades Greece Dec 8, 1940 The United States declares war on Japan. Germany and Italy soon declare war on the United States 1941 German Afrika Korps are sent to North Africa to reinforce the Italians Mar 1, 1941 Bulgaria joins the Axis Powers May 4, 1941 The battle of Coral Sea Jun 22, 1941 Germany joined by Axis allies and Finland attacks the USSR Dec 7, 1941 The Japanese launch a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Dec 8, 1941 The Japanese gain control over the Philippines, French Indochina, andSingapore 1942 The Bataan Death March begins as the Imerial Japanese Army forces Filipino and American prisoners of war to march 60 tortured-filled miles Period: Jun 1, 1942 to Jun 27, 1942 1st battle of El Alamein Jun 3, 1942 The Battle of Midway Period: Aug 7, 1942 to Feb 9, 1934 The Battle of Guadalcanal Aug 23, 1942 Battle of Stalingrad Period: Oct 23, 1942 to Nov 5, 1923 2nd battle of El Alamein Sep 8, 1943 Italy surrenders unconditionally 1944 USSR gains control over the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) Jun 6, 1944 Operation Overlord, D-Day Aug 19, 1944 Paris is liberated Dec 16, 1944 Battle of Bulge Feb 9, 1945 Yalta Conference Period: Feb 19, 1945 to Mar 26, 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima Period: Apr 1, 1945 to Jun 21, 1945 Battle of Okinawa Apr 12, 1945 FDR dies, Harry Truman becomes President Apr 28, 1945 Mussolini is executed Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide May 8, 1945 V-E Day Aug 9, 1945 U.S. drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 U.S. drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki Aug 15, 1945 V-J Day