World Wat Two Timeline By annie.talley Jan 30, 1933 Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany. Period: Jan 30, 1933 to Jan 13, 1945 World War 2 Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland. WW2 begins. Sep 3, 1939 England and France declare war on Germany. May 30, 1940 Winston Chrchill becomes leader of the British government Sep 22, 1940 Germany, Italy, and Japan sigh the Tripartite Pact Dec 7, 1941 The Japanese attack the Us Navy at Pearl Harbor Jun 6, 1944 D-day and the Normandy Dec 16, 1944 Battle of the Bulge Jan 1, 1945 Soviet Union liberated Auschwiz Apr 12, 1945 US President Franklin Roosevelt dies. May 1, 1945 Germeny surrenders to the Allies Aug 6, 1945 American drops the atomic bomb on Hiroshima