WORLD WAR II By jthomas24 Sep 1, 1939 Germany attacks Poland Sep 3, 1939 Britain & France at War with Germany May 16, 1940 Maginot Line Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor Apr 8, 1942 Doolittle Raid Aug 13, 1942 Manhattan Project Aug 23, 1942 Battle of Stalingrad Nov 11, 1942 Operation Torch Feb 21, 1944 Hideki Tojo; takes control of Japan Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Dec 16, 1944 Battle of the Bulge Feb 11, 1945 Yalta Conference Feb 19, 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima Apr 1, 1945 Battle of Okinawa Apr 12, 1945 Roosevelt dies Apr 30, 1945 Hitler & Wife commit suicide May 8, 1945 VE Day Jun 26, 1945 Signed United Nations Jul 17, 1945 Potsdam Conference Sep 2, 1945 Japan surrender
