1942-1953 Timeline By Hayden2023 1942 US troops land in Morocco Sep 3, 1943 Allied invasion of Italy Jun 6, 1944 Allied invasion of Normandy Apr 12, 1945 President Franklin Roosevelt dies Apr 12, 1945 Truman becomes president Apr 30, 1945 Adolf Hitler dies May 8, 1945 Karl Donitz surrenders Nazi Germany Aug 6, 1945 Hiroshima Bombing Aug 9, 1945 Nagasaki Bombing Dec 21, 1945 General George Patton died Period: Jun 25, 1950 to Jul 27, 1953 Korean War Apr 11, 1951 General Macarthur relived of command Mar 5, 1953 Joseph Stalin dies