World War II By sxw0792 Sep 1, 1939 Germany Invades Poland, Starting World War II Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Aug 9, 1945 World War II Source: history900s.about.com/od/worldwarii/a/world-war-2-timeline.htm Sep 3, 1939 Britain and France decalred war on Germany May 1, 1940 Auschwitz Established May 10, 1940 Germany Invades France, Belgium, and the Netherlands Jun 10, 1940 Italy Declares War on France and Great Britain Jun 22, 1940 France Surrenders to Germany Jul 10, 1940 Battle of Britain begins Sep 6, 1940 The U.S. Begins Its First Peacetime Draft Mar 11, 1941 U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt Signs Lend-Lease Bill May 24, 1941 British Ship "Hood" is Sunk by Germany's "Bismarck" May 27, 1941 "Bismarck" is Sunk Dec 7, 1941 Japanese Launch Attack on Peral Harbor, Hawaii Dec 11, 1941 Germany and Italy Declare war on US and vise versa Feb 2, 1942 Germans Surrender at Stalingrad, Soviet Union Feb 19, 1942 Roosevelt Issues Executive Order 9066 Apr 19, 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Begins Sep 3, 1943 Italy Surrenders Jan 27, 1944 After 900 Days, Siege of Leningrad is Finally Over Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Jul 20, 1944 Assassination Attempt Against Hitler Fails Apr 6, 1945 US Drops First Atomic Bomb on Japan Apr 30, 1945 Hitler Commits Suicide May 7, 1945 Germany Signs an Unconditional Surrender Aug 9, 1945 US Drops Second Atomic Bomb on Japan
