WWII By ojmanns_59 Sep 18, 1931 Japan invades Manchuria Oct 2, 1935 -May 1936, Fascist Italy invades, conquers, and annexes Ethiopia. Nov 25, 1936 Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, directed against the Soviet Union and the international Communist movement. Jul 7, 1937 Japan invades China, initiating World War II in the Pacific. Sep 1, 1939 Invansion of Poland Sep 3, 1939 Honoring their guarantee of Poland’s borders, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany. Sep 17, 1939 The Soviet Union invades Poland from the east. Apr 9, 1940 Germany invades Denmark and Norway. Denmark surrenders on the day of the attack; Norway holds out until June 9. Jun 10, 1940 Italy enters the war. Italy invades southern France on June 21. Jul 10, 1940 The air war known as the Battle of Britain ends in defeat for Nazi Germany. Mar 1, 1941 Bulgaria joins the Axis. Dec 6, 1941 A Soviet counteroffensive drives the Germans from the Moscow suburbs in chaotic retreat. Dec 7, 1941 Japanes attack on Pearl Harbor Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Invasion of German Occupied France May 8, 1945 Victory in Europe Day Sep 2, 1945 Surrender of Japan
