US History B - WWII By AHaro32 Sep 1, 1939 Nazi Germany invaded Poland (Start of WW11) Jun 22, 1941 Germany's invasion of Soviet Union begins Sep 8, 1941 Siege of Leningrad (Blockade undertaken mainly by the German Army against Leningrad) Dec 7, 1941 Japan attacks Pearl Harbor May 4, 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea (Battle between the Japanese navy and air forces of the U.S. and Australia) Jun 3, 1942 Battle of Midway (Naval battle in the Pacific Theater between the U.S. and Empire of Japan) Aug 7, 1942 Battle of Guadalcanal (Allied forces against Empire of Japan) Oct 23, 1942 Second Battle of El Alamein Nov 8, 1942 British-American invasion of French North Africa Jan 31, 1943 Axis forces trapped (Stalingrad) Feb 2, 1943 Battle of Stalingrad Ends Jul 9, 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily Jul 10, 1943 Fall Of Rome Jul 25, 1943 Mussolini stripped of power Jan 22, 1944 Battle of Anzio Jun 6, 1944 (D-Day) Invasion of France Dec 16, 1944 Battle of the Bulge Apr 12, 1945 FDR dies suddenly Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide May 8, 1945 Allies celebrated defeat of Nazi Aug 6, 1945 U.S. dropped atomic bomb on Hiroshima Aug 8, 1945 Soviets join war against Japan Aug 9, 1945 Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki Aug 15, 1945 Emperor Hirohito surrenders over radio Sep 2, 1945 Japan Surrenders
