ww2 events By idoss Jan 30, 1933 Hitler was named chancellor of Germany Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland May 26, 1940 British and French troops evacuate Dunkirk Jun 14, 1940 Paris falls to Germany Mar 11, 1941 Then Land-Lease Act is signed into law Jun 22, 1941 Germany invades Russia braking their "nonaggression" partnership Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor Attack Dec 8, 1941 The U.S. declares war on Japan Feb 19, 1942 Japanese Americans are sent to internment camps Jun 4, 1942 U.S Navy wins the Battle of Midway Jun 6, 1944 D-Day: The Allied invasion of Europe begins. Apr 12, 1945 President Roosevelt dies at his retreat in Warm Springs, GA Apr 30, 1945 Hitler poisons his wife and kills himself May 8, 1945 V-E Day Aug 6, 1945 The atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima Aug 6, 1945 The atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki Sep 2, 1945 Japan surrenders to the United States Sep 3, 1993 France and England declared war on Germany
