World War II By knabors Jun 28, 1919 Treaty of Versailles Aug 1, 1939 Manhattan Project Sep 1, 1939 Start of War Germany invaded Poland. Jun 22, 1940 Surrender of France Mar 11, 1941 Lend-Lease Act Dec 7, 1941 Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor Dec 7, 1941 Formation of Allied Powers Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Normandy Invasion Jan 27, 1945 Liberation of Auschwitz Feb 4, 1945 Yalta Conference Apr 12, 1945 Truman becomes President Apr 30, 1945 Hitler's death May 8, 1945 V E Day Germans surrender. Victory in Europe day. Sep 2, 1945 Japanese formal surrender Nov 20, 1945 Nuremberg Trials Lasted until October 1, 1946
