World War 2 Events By tchambers16 Jan 30, 1933 Hitler was named chancellor of Germany Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland Sep 3, 1939 France and England declare war on Germany May 26, 1940 British and French troops evacuate Dunkerque Jun 15, 1940 Paris falls to Germany Mar 11, 1941 The Lend-Lease Act is signed into law Jun 22, 1941 Germany invades Russia breaking their "nonaggresion" partnership Dec 7, 1941 Peral Harbor Attack Dec 8, 1941 US declares war on Japan 1942 Japanese Americans are sent to internment camps Jun 6, 1942 U.S. Navy wins the Battle of Midway Jun 6, 1944 D-Day: The Allied invasion of Europe begins Apr 12, 1945 President Roosevelt dies at his retreat in Warm Springs, CA Apr 30, 1945 Hitler poisons his wife and kills himself May 8, 1945 V-E Day Jul 26, 1945 Japan Surrenders to the United States Aug 6, 1945 The atomic bomb is dropped on hiroshima
