World War II Events By kwoods05 Jan 30, 1933 Hitler was named chancellor of Germany Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland Sep 3, 1939 France and England declare war on Germany Jun 4, 1940 British and French troops evacuate Dunkirk Jun 14, 1940 Paris falls to Germany Mar 11, 1941 Japanese Americans are sent to internment camps Mar 11, 1941 The Lend-Lease Act is signed into law Jun 22, 1941 Germany invades Russia breaking their "nonaggression" partnership Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor attack Dec 8, 1941 U.S. declares war on Japan Jun 6, 1942 U.S. Navy wins the Battle of Midway Jun 6, 1944 D-Day: The Allied invasion of Europe begins Feb 23, 1945 Six Marines plant U.S. flag on Iwa Jima Apr 12, 1945 President Roosevelt dies at his retreat in Warm Springs, GA Apr 30, 1945 Hitler poisons wife and kills himself May 8, 1945 V-E Day Jul 30, 1945 U.S.S Indianapolis is sunk by a sub leading to the worst shark attack in history Aug 9, 1945 Atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki Aug 15, 1945 The atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima Sep 2, 1945 Japan surrenders to U.S.
