Timeline 1940-1945 By charlesiv21 Feb 19, 1942 Japanese internment begins Nov 8, 1942 Operation Torch Feb 2, 1943 Battle of Stalingrad ends May 13, 1943 Axis Forces surrender in Tunisia Jun 3, 1943 Zoot Suit riots Nov 28, 1943 Tehran Conference Jan 22, 1944 Anzio Landings Jun 5, 1944 Rome falls to the Allies Jun 6, 1944 Operation Overlord Jun 19, 1944 Battle of Philippine Sea Oct 23, 1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf Dec 16, 1944 Battle of the Bulge begins Feb 3, 1945 Allies return to Manillia Feb 4, 1945 Yalta Conference Feb 19, 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima begins Apr 1, 1945 Battle of Okinawa begins Apr 12, 1945 FDR dies Apr 28, 1945 Mussolini shot by Italian partisans May 8, 1945 V-E Day Aug 6, 1945 Atomic Bomb dropped on Nagsaki Aug 6, 1945 Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima Aug 15, 1945 V-J day