WWII By e6439 Jan 30, 1933 Hitler named Chancellor of German Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland Sep 3, 1939 France and England declare war on Germany May 27, 1940 British and French Troops evacuate Dunkirk Jun 14, 1940 Paris falls to Germany Mar 11, 1941 Lend-Lease Act signed into law Jun 22, 1941 Germany Invades Russia Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor Attack Dec 8, 1941 US Declares War on Japan Feb 19, 1942 Japanese Americans sent to Internment Camps Jun 4, 1942 US Navy wins the Battle of Midway Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Begins Mar 26, 1945 Six Marines plant US flag on Iwo Jima Apr 12, 1945 President Roosevelt dies at his Retreat Apr 30, 1945 Hitler Poisons his Wife and Kills Himself May 8, 1945 V-E Day Jul 30, 1945 USS Indianapolis sunk by a Sub leading to worst Shark Attack in History Aug 2, 1945 Japan Surrenders to the US Aug 6, 1945 The Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 Atomic Bomb dropped on Nagasaki