world war 2 events By rives123 Jan 30, 1933 Hitler named chancellor of Germany Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland Sep 3, 1939 France and England declare war on Germany May 27, 1940 evacuation of Dunkirk Jun 14, 1940 pairs falls to Germany Mar 11, 1941 The lend lease act is signed into law Jun 22, 1941 Germany invades Russia Dec 7, 1941 pearl harbor attack Dec 8, 1941 U.S. declares war on japan Jun 7, 1942 U.S. wins the battle of Midway Oct 29, 1942 Japanese Americans are sent to internment camps Jun 6, 1944 D-Day: allied invasion of Europe begins Apr 12, 1945 Roosevelt dies Apr 30, 1945 Hitler kills himself and his wife May 8, 1945 V-E day Aug 6, 1945 Hiroshima bombing Aug 9, 1945 The atomic bomb is dropped in Nagasaki Sep 2, 1945 Japan surrenders to the U.S.
