World War II: The European Theater 1939-1945

# World War II: The European Theater

## Timeline of Major Events

### 1939
- September 1: Germany invades Poland
- September 3: Britain and France declare war on Germany

### 1940
- April-June: Germany conquers Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Netherlands, and France
- July-October: Battle of Britain

### 1941
- June 22: Operation Barbarossa - Germany invades Soviet Union
- December 7: Pearl Harbor (Pacific Theater)

### 1944
- June 6: D-Day - Allied invasion of Normandy
- December: Battle of the Bulge

### 1945
- April 30: Hitler commits suicide
- May 8: VE Day - Germany surrenders