WWII Events By mqbajwa Jan 30, 1933 Hitler became chancellor of Germany Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland Sep 3, 1939 France & England declare war on Germany May 27, 1940 British and French troops evacuate Dunkirk Jun 14, 1940 Paris falls to Germany Mar 11, 1941 The Lend-Lease Act is signed into law Jun 22, 1941 Germany invades Russia breaking their Nonagression Pact Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor attack Dec 8, 1941 U.S. declares war on Japan Mar 29, 1942 Japense Americans are sent to internment camps Jun 7, 1942 U.S. Navy wins the Battle of Midway Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Feb 23, 1945 6 marines plant the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima Apr 12, 1945 Franklin Roosevelt dies Apr 30, 1945 Hilter kills himself and his wife May 8, 1945 V-E Day Jul 30, 1945 U.S.S. Indianapolis is sunk by a sub leading to the worst shark attack in history Aug 6, 1945 Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima Aug 6, 1945 Atomic Bomb dropped on Nagasaki Sep 2, 1945 Japan surrenders to the U.S.
