WWII Key Events By AnnabelR Aug 23, 1939 German-Soviet aggression pact Sep 1, 1939 Germany Invaded Poland Sep 3, 1939 Australia declares war Sep 3, 1939 Allies declaration of war Sep 17, 1939 Soviet invasion of Poland Apr 9, 1940 Germany invaded and occupied Norway and Finland May 10, 1940 Germany moved to take control of Netherlands and Belgium May 10, 1940 Fall of France Jul 10, 1940 Battle of Britain Jun 22, 1941 Operation Barbarossa Dec 7, 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbour Jun 4, 1942 Battle of Midway Jul 17, 1942 Battle of Stalingrad Jun 6, 1944 D-Day May 2, 1945 Fall of Berlin Aug 6, 1945 Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombings Sep 2, 1945 End of World War II