WWII Major Events

1. November 25, 1936 Germany and Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact

1.1. September 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland, starting World War II in Europe.

1.1.1. September 27–29, 1939 Warsaw surrenders on September 27

1.1.1.1. April 9, 1940–June 9, 1940 Germany invades Denmark and Norway.

1.1.1.1.1. May 10, 1940–June 22, 1940 Germany attacks western Europe

2. March 14–15, 1939 the Slovaks declare their independence and form a Slovak Republic.

3. September 3, 1939 Great Britain and France declare war on Germany.

3.1. July 10, 1943 US and British troops land on Sicily

3.1.1. June 6, 1944 British and US troops land on the Normandy beaches of France

4. December 8, 1941 The United States declares war on Japan

4.1. August 6, 1945 The United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima

4.1.1. August 9, 1945 The United States drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki

5. August 8, 1945 The Soviet Union declares war on Japan

6. September 18, 193: Japan invades Manchuria

6.1. July 7, 1937 Japan invades China, starting World War II in the Pacific.

6.1.1. September 27, 1940 Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact.

6.1.1.1. December 7, 1941 Japan bombs Pearl Harbor.

6.1.1.1.1. May 1945 Allied troops conquer Okinawa

7. October 1935–May 1936 Italy conquers Ethiopia.

7.1. October 25–November 1, 1936 Germany and Italy sign a treaty of cooperation.

7.1.1. April 7–15, 1939 Italy invades and annexes Albania.

7.1.1.1. June 10, 1940 Italy enters the war

7.1.1.1.1. June 21, 1940 Italy invades southern France.