chelseacwwII By 2011chelsea Period: Jan 1, 1938 to Jan 1, 1946 Chelsea'sTimespan Oct 8, 1939 Hitler breaks Non-Aggression agreement and invades the Soviet Union Jun 21, 1940 vichy france begins Jul 10, 1940 battle for britain july 10th-october 21 1940 Sep 6, 1940 FDR approves “shoot on sight” Dec 7, 1941 pearl harbor attacked Dec 11, 1941 germany italy declare war on america Mar 11, 1942 MacArthur promises to return to the Philippines May 7, 1942 battle of coral may t to 8 Jun 4, 1942 Battle of Midway june 4 to gth 1942 Jul 17, 1942 End of Stalingrad Battle Ended February 2, 1943 Aug 7, 1942 Guadalcanal Jul 10, 1943 battle for britain Jun 4, 1944 rome falls Jun 6, 1944 d-day Dec 16, 1944 battle of the bulge Apr 12, 1945 truman became president Apr 30, 1945 hitler commits suicide Sep 2, 1945 formal surrender of japan Nov 11, 1949 sicily falls