WWII events timeline By GmanShablam 33 Hitler named chancellor of Germany Jan 30, 1933 Hitler named chancellor of Germany May 8, 1934 VE day Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland Sep 3, 1939 France and Britain declare war on Germany Sep 3, 1939 France and England declare war on Germany May 8, 1940 VE day May 10, 1940 Paris falls to Germany May 26, 1940 British and French troops evacuate Dunkirk May 26, 1940 British and French troops evacuate Dunkirk Jun 12, 1940 Paris falls to Germany Jun 22, 1940 Germany invades Russia Mar 11, 1941 The Lend-Lease act is signed into law Mar 11, 1941 The Lend-Lease act is signed into law Jun 22, 1941 Germany invades Russia Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor attack Dec 7, 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor Dec 8, 1941 US declares war on Japan Dec 8, 1941 US declares war on Japan Feb 19, 1942 Japanese Americans are sent to internment camps Feb 19, 1942 Japanese Americans are sent to internment camps Jun 3, 1942 US Navy wins the battle of Midway Jun 3, 1942 US Navy wins the battle of Midway Jun 6, 1944 D-Day, the allied invasion of Midway Jun 6, 1944 D-Day: Allied invasion of Europe begins Aug 6, 1944 Atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki Feb 23, 1945 Six US Marines plant the US flag at Iwo Jima Apr 12, 1945 President roosevelt dies at his retreat in Warm Springs, GA Apr 12, 1945 President Roosevelt dies at his retreat in Warm Springs, GAw Apr 30, 1945 Hitler poisons his wife and kills himself Jul 30, 1945 USS 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 is dropped on Hiroshima Sep 2, 1945 Japan surrenders to the United States
