World War II By Ms Mullen Jan 1, 1933 Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland, and Britain and France give Hitler ultimatum. Sep 3, 1939 Declare war. May 10, 1940 Nazis invade Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg Jun 10, 1940 Italy declares war on France and Britain invades France Nov 14, 1940 Nazis bomb Coventry, England. Apr 17, 1941 Germans launch attack in Balkans. Yugoslavia surrenders. Dec 7, 1941 Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbour. Philippines, Guam Dec 11, 1941 U.S., Britain and Australia declare war on Japan. Feb 15, 1942 British surrender Singapore to Japanese. Jan 14, 1943 Casablanca Conference- Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt agree on unconditional surrender goal Feb 1, 1943 German 6th Arm surrenders at Stalingrad-turning point of war in Russia. Nov 28, 1943 Confernece: Franklin Roosevelt, Chruchill, Stalin agree on invasion plans. Jan 22, 1944 U.S and British troops land at anzio on west italian coast and hold beach head. Jun 6, 1944 D-Day- Allies launch Normandy invasion Oct 20, 1944 Americans invade Philippenes Apr 28, 1945 Mussolini killed at lake Como May 1, 1945 Suicide of Hitler announced May 8, 1945 Allies declare V-E Day Aug 6, 1945 Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima by U.S. Aug 8, 1945 U.S.S.R. declares war on Japan Aug 14, 1945 Japan agrees to surrender Sep 2, 1945 V-J Day Japanese signs surrender terms aboard battleship Missouri