WWII history timeline By PKF21 Sep 18, 1931 Japanese Invasion of Manchuriase Jan 30, 1933 hitler appointed chancellor of germany Dec 13, 1937 Nanking Massacre/Rape of Nanking Aug 23, 1938 Non-Aggression Pact is signed Sep 30, 1938 Munich Conference Nov 9, 1938 Kristallnacht Sep 1, 1939 Germany's Invasion of Poland/Blitzkrieg May 10, 1940 Fall of Paris May 26, 1940 Dunkirk Sep 7, 1940 The Blitz Sep 16, 1940 Selective Training and Service Act is passed Jun 22, 1941 Operation Barbarossa Dec 7, 1941 Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor Apr 9, 1942 Bataan Death March Jun 4, 1942 Battle of Midway Jul 7, 1942 Battle of Stalingrad Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Dec 16, 1944 Battle of the Bulge Feb 4, 1945 Yalta Conference Feb 19, 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima Apr 1, 1945 Battle of Okinawa Apr 30, 1945 Adolf Hitler commits suicide May 30, 1945 VE Day Aug 6, 1945 Dropping the Atomic Bombs Aug 15, 1945 VJ Day