World War II by Emily Scott By emilyscott2017 Sep 29, 1939 Nazi's invade Poland Oct 15, 1939 Nazi's begin euthanasia on sick and disabled in Germany Nov 8, 1939 Assassination attempt on Hitler fails May 10, 1940 Nazi's invade France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands May 26, 1940 Evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk begins. Jun 3, 1940 Germany bombs Paris Jun 10, 1940 Norway surrenders to the Nazi's Jun 14, 1940 Germans enter Paris Jul 1, 1940 German U-Boats attack merchant ships in the Atlantic Jul 10, 1940 Battle of Britian begins Sep 7, 1940 German blitz against Britian begins Jun 22, 1941 Germany attacks Soviet union Jul 31, 1941 Goring instructs Heydrich to prepare for the Final Solution Dec 11, 1941 Hitler declares War on the US Two days after Pearl Harbor. Jun 15, 1942 Murder of all Jews by gassing Jul 9, 1942 Germans begin a drive toward Stalingrad in the USSR Oct 18, 1942 Hitler orders the execution of all captured British commandos Feb 2, 1943 Germans surrender at Stolengrad in the first big defeat of HItlers armies May 16, 1943 Jewish resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto ends Jun 11, 1943 Himmler orders the liquidation of all Jewish Ghettos in Poland Mar 18, 1944 Brittish drop 3000 tons of bombs during an air-raid on Homburg, Germany Jun 6, 1944 D-Day landings on the northern coast of France. Apr 12, 1945 Allies liberate Buchenwald and Belsen concentration camps Apr 30, 1945 Adolf HItler commits suicide. May 7, 1945 Unconditional surrender of all German forces to allies