WW2

1939

Sep 1, 1939

Germany invades Poland

1939

Sep 3, 1939

Britain and France declare war on Germany

1940

Sep 27, 1940

Germany forms an alliance with the Axis Powers

1941

Jun 22, 1941

Germany attacks Russia

1941

Dec 7, 1941

Japan attacks Pearl Harbour

1942

Feb 15, 1942

Japan captures singapore

1942

Jul 22, 1942

Kokoda Campaign begins

1945

May 8, 1945

Allied victory in Europe

1945

Aug 6, 1945

6-9th August atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

1945

Sep 2, 1945

Japan formally surrenders