Maddie's WWII timeline By mrshat78 Period: Aug 1, 1939 to Sep 2, 1945 World War Two WWII Timeline Sep 12, 1939 England enters the war World War II Dec 7, 1941 United States Enters the War Jun 5, 1944 Ten Boom Family Timeline :June 5 Corrie and Betsie find each other as they are transported by train from Scheveningen prison to Vught Concentration Camp in Holland, arriving June 6.(page 261) Jun 6, 1944 D-Day D-Day Jun 6, 1944 Nazis exicute 96 people Nazi troops executed 96 prisoners by firing squad Jun 16, 1944 US bombs Kyushu Japan US bombs Kyushu Japan Jun 18, 1944 Iceland declares independence Iceland declares independence from Denmark Jun 30, 1944 WWII:..... World War II: The Battle of Cherbourg ends with the fall of the strategically valuable port to American forces. May 7, 1945 Germany surrenders Germany surrenders Aug 6, 1945 Atomic bombs are dropped on Hiroshima (August 6) and Nagasaki (August 9). Atomic bombs are dropped on Hiroshima (August 6) and Nagasaki (August 9).