WW2 Timeline By andrew.bunten Sep 1, 1939 Nazi invasion of Poland Sep 3, 1939 Britain and France declare war on Germany May 10, 1940 Germany invades France, Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg. Dec 7, 1941 The Japanese Navy attacks Pearl Harbor and the Phillipines, and the US joins the war Dec 11, 1941 Germany and Italy declare war on the US Apr 18, 1942 Doolittle's raid - US bombers bomb Tokyo Jun 6, 1944 D-day American, British, Canadian forces invade France at the beaches of Normandy Apr 30, 1945 Adolf Hitler commits suicide in his bunker in Berlin. He appoints Admiral Doenitz as his successor. May 8, 1945 Germany surrenders. The war in Europe ends Aug 6, 1945 The First Atomic Bomb Dropped on Japan
