World War II Timeline By nettiejones2113 Sep 1, 1939 Germany Invades Poland May 10, 1940 Germany Attacks Western Europe (France and the Low Countries) Jun 22, 1941 Germany invades Soviet Union Dec 7, 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor Dec 8, 1941 United States enters WWII and declares War on Japan Dec 11, 1941 Nazi Germany declares war on the United States Feb 19, 1942 Interment of Japanese Americans begins Jun 4, 1942 Battle of Midway Oct 11, 1942 Britian wins victory at El Alamein Jan 31, 1943 Surrender at Stalingrad Sep 3, 1943 Italy surrenders to the Allies Jun 6, 1944 D Day Invasion Dec 16, 1944 Battle of Bulge Apr 30, 1945 Adolf Hitler commits suicude May 8, 1945 Victory in Europe (V-E Day) May 9, 1945 Germany Surrenders to the Soviets Aug 6, 1945 U.S. drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima Aug 15, 1945 Soviets Union decleared declares war against Japan and Invaded Manchuria Sep 2, 1945 Japan Surrenders Oct 24, 1945 The United Nations is Formed
