Heather's WWII Time Line

Start of the War

Sep 1, 1939

Germany invades Poland

Canada vs Germany

Sep 10, 1939

Canada declares war on Germany.

Italy vs Britain and France

Jun 10, 1940

Italy declares war on Britain and France.

Neutrality Pact

Apr 13, 1941

Soviets and Germany sign a Neutrality Pact.

Germany vs Soviet Union

Jun 22, 1941

Germany invades Soviet Union and pulls them into the war.

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Japan invades Pearl Harbor at the Hawaiian Islands.

Allies vs. Japan

Dec 8, 1941

Allies declare war on Japan, but not Soviets.

Germany vs U.S.A.

Dec 11, 1941

Germany Declares war on America.

Holocaust

Jan 1, 1942

Plan Holocaust started.

Germans surrender

Jan 31, 1943

Germans surrender at Stalingrad.

D-Day

Jun 6, 1944

Invasion on Normandy Beach in France, attack on the Germans.

FDR dies

Apr 12, 1945

FDR dies and Truman becomes president.

Mussolini Dies

Apr 28, 1945

Italian rebels capture Mussolini, murder him, and mutilate his body, along with his mistress.

Hitler Commits Suicide

May 1, 1945

Hitler commits suicide.

Germany Surrenders

May 2, 1945

Germany Surrenders.

Victory in Europe Day

May 8, 1945

Allies force surrender on German Nazi Soldiers.

Hiroshima

Aug 6, 1945

U.S. drops an atomic bomb on the Japanese city Hiroshima.

Surrender of Japan

Sep 2, 1945

Japan surrenders to the U.S.

Japan surrenders in China

Sep 9, 1945

Surrender of the rest of Japanese forces in China.

Herschel F. Briles recieves the Medal of Honor

Sep 10, 1945

Herschel F. Briles recieves the Medal of Honor.