Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombing By shakernhd Sep 9, 1939 Germany Invades Poland Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor Dec 8, 1941 U.S. declares war on Japan and Germany Dec 2, 1942 Manhattan Project Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Jan 20, 1945 First Batch of U-235 is seperated at Oak Ridge May 1, 1945 US Airforce sets up base of operations The 509th is deployed to Tinian Island, its base of operations for the bombing missions Aug 6, 1945 Hiroshima Bombing Aug 9, 1945 Nagasaki Bombing Aug 14, 1945 Japan Surrender