WWII By moranal504 Oct 2, 1869 Ghandi's Birthday Aug 20, 1935 Neutrality Act Mar 20, 1939 Hitler sent his troops and captured Czechoslovakia Sep 1, 1939 Germany attacks Poland Apr 20, 1940 Germany takes over Denmark and France May 20, 1940 Germany attacks France Jun 22, 1941 Germanys begins invasion of the Soviet Union Dec 7, 1941 Japan bombs Pearl Harbor Feb 20, 1943 Soviets defeat Germany in Battle of Stalingard Jul 10, 1943 Allies invade Sicily Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Dec 16, 1944 Battle of the Bulge Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide May 8, 1945 VE-Formal End Of War Jun 20, 1945 50 countries met in San Francisco Jul 26, 1945 U.S. demands Japan to surrender or prompt “utter destruction” Aug 6, 1945 Hiroshima Aug 8, 1945 Soviets join war against Japan Aug 9, 1945 Nagasaki Aug 15, 1945 Emperor Hirohito surrendered over the radio Sep 2, 1945 Formal surrender of Japan on USS Missouri