Nick Reimann - World War II GRADED By nbcampbell Sep 1, 1939 Nazis invade Poland Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Sep 2, 1945 World War II Sep 3, 1939 Britain, France, Austrialia, and New Zealand declare war on Germany Britain, France, Austrialia, and New Zealand declare war on Germany Sep 5, 1939 United States Proclaims its neutrality Sep 10, 1939 Canada declares war on Germany Apr 9, 1940 Nazis invade Denmark and Norway May 10, 1940 Nazis invade France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands May 10, 1940 Winston Churchill replaces Neville Chamberlin as British Prime Minister May 26, 1940 Dunkirk evacuation begins Jun 3, 1940 Dunkirk evactuation ends Jun 22, 1940 France signs armistice with Nazi Germany Jul 10, 1940 Battle of Britain begins Sep 27, 1940 Germany, Italy, and Japan form the Axis Jun 22, 1941 Operation Barbarossa Dec 7, 1941 Japanese attack Pearl Harbor Dec 11, 1941 Germany and Italy declare was on the U.S. Jun 4, 1942 The Battle of Midway begins Jul 1, 1942 The Battle of El Alamein begins Aug 23, 1942 The Battle of Stalingrad begins Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Dec 16, 1944 The battle of the Bulge begins Feb 19, 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima begins Apr 1, 1945 Battle of Okinawa begins May 8, 1945 V-E Day Aug 6, 1945 U.S. drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 U.S. drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki Sep 2, 1945 Japan Surrenders