World War II Events By gpoisson Jan 30, 1933 Hitler Becomes Chancellor of Germany Sep 1, 1939 Germany Begins Invasion of Poland Sep 3, 1939 France and England Declare War on Germany May 10, 1940 Paris Falls to Germany May 26, 1940 Evacuation of French and British Soldiers from Dunkirk Mar 11, 1941 The Lend-Lease Act is Signed into Law Jun 22, 1941 Germany Invades the U.S.S.R. Dec 7, 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor Dec 8, 1941 U.S. Declares War on Japan Feb 19, 1942 Japanese-Americans are Forced into Internment Camps Jun 7, 1942 The U.S. Wins the Battle of Midway Apr 12, 1943 Death of President Roosevelt Jun 6, 1944 D-Day: The Allied Invasion of Europe Begins Feb 23, 1945 Six Marines Raise the U.S. Flag on Iwo Jima Apr 30, 1945 Hitler Poisons his Wife and Commits Suicide May 8, 1945 V-E Day: Germany's Surrender Jul 30, 1945 The U.S.S. Indianapolis Sinks, Causing the Largest Shark Attack in History Aug 6, 1945 The Atomic Bomb is Dropped on Hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 The Atomic Bomb is Dropped on Nagasaki Sep 2, 1945 Japan Surrenders to the U.S.
