World War II By jlenburg62 Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Sep 2, 1945 World War II Timeline Sep 3, 1939 Britain and France Declare War on Germany Apr 1, 1940 Germany invades Norway and Denmark May 1, 1940 Germany attacks France May 26, 1940 Battle of Dunkirk Jul 10, 1940 Battle of Britain Aug 9, 1941 The Atlantic Charter is held. Nov 4, 1941 Roosevelt wins a third term Dec 7, 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor Apr 3, 1942 Bataan Death March begins Apr 15, 1942 The Baatan Death March ends Apr 18, 1942 The Doolittle Raids take place May 4, 1942 Battle of Coral Sea Jun 4, 1942 Battle of Midway Aug 23, 1942 Battle of Stalingrad Jul 9, 1943 Allied Invasion of Sicily Sep 3, 1943 Allies begin invasion of Italy Jun 6, 1944 D-Day: Allied Invasion of Normandy Oct 23, 1944 Battle of Letye Gulf Nov 7, 1944 Roosevelt wins a fourth term Dec 14, 1944 Battle of the Bugle Feb 4, 1945 Yalta Conference Begins Feb 19, 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima Feb 19, 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima Apr 1, 1945 Battle of Okinawa Apr 12, 1945 FDR dies and Truman becomes President of the US Apr 30, 1945 Hitler Commits Suicide May 8, 1945 Victory Day in Europe: Nazis Surrender ! Jul 16, 1945 Potsdam Conference Aug 6, 1945 US Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima Aug 8, 1945 Soviets join the War aganist Japan Aug 9, 1945 Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki Sep 2, 1945 Victory over Japan Day on USS Missouri. World War II ends
