World War II by Hailey Combs

By haileycombs7
  • September 1, 1939

    September 1, 1939

    World War II started on this day when Germany invaded Poland.
  • September 10,1939

    September 10,1939

    Canada declares war against Germany.
  • May 26, 1940

    May 26, 1940

    Auschwitz-Birkenau is established.
  • June 22, 1940

    June 22, 1940

    France surrenders to Germany.
  • June 22, 1941

    June 22, 1941

    Germany invades the Soviet Union.
  • December 7,1941

    December 7,1941

    Japan bombs the Pearl Harbor and the United States enters the war.
  • December 8,1941

    December 8,1941

    United States enters the allied powers.
  • December 11,1941

    December 11,1941

    Nazi Germany declares war against the United States.
  • June 6, 1944

    June 6, 1944

    D-Day takes place.
  • April 30, 1945

    April 30, 1945

    Adolf Hitler commits suicide.
  • January 27, 1945

    January 27, 1945

    Auschwitz is liberated.
  • January 1,1942

    January 1,1942

    Plans for the Holocaust begin.
  • August 6,1945

    August 6,1945

    The first bomb is dropped on Hiroshima.
  • August 9,1945

    August 9,1945

    The second atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki.
  • August 30, 1945

    August 30, 1945

    JJ day
  • June 13, 1944

    June 13, 1944

    First German V-1 rocket attack on Britain.
  • January 27, 1943

    January 27, 1943

    First bombing raid by Americans on Germany takes place.
  • July 24, 1944

    July 24, 1944

    The first concentration camp to be liberated (Majdanek) is liberated by Soviet troops.
  • September 4, 1944

    September 4, 1944

    Finland and Soviet Union agree to cease fire.
  • January 1,1942

    January 1,1942

    Declaration of United Nations is signed by 26 allied nations.
  • October 30,1944

    October 30,1944

    Last time gas chambers are used at Auschwitz.
  • December 4, 1944

    December 4, 1944

    Athens is placed under martial law.
  • August 4, 1944

    August 4, 1944

    Anne Frank and her family arrested by Gestapo.
  • September 2, 1945

    September 2, 1945

    World War II ends.
  • March 12, 1940

    March 12, 1940

    Finland signs a peace treaty with the Soviet Union.