WWII By aking33 Sep 1, 1939 Start of WWII Sep 3, 1939 British and France Declare war on Germany May 10, 1940 Hitler launched his blitzkrieg against Holland and Belgium May 13, 1940 Chamberlain resigns May 26, 1940 Dunkirk (Operation Dynamo) Jun 11, 1940 Italy entered war on the side of the Axis Power Jun 22, 1940 France signs armistice with Germany Jul 10, 1940 Battle of Britain started Aug 22, 1940 Tripartite Pact was signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan Oct 31, 1940 The battle of Britain ceased (raids) Jun 22, 1941 Hitler attacks Russia (Operation Barbarossa) Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor Dec 8, 1941 Britain and the U.S declare war on Japan Oct 23, 1942 Battle of El Alamein Sep 3, 1943 Italy Surrenders Jun 6, 1944 D Day Aug 25, 1944 Paris is liberated Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide May 8, 1945 Victory in Europe was celebrated (V.E. Day) Aug 6, 1945 Dropped Atomic bomb on Hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 Dropped Atomic bomb on Nagasaki Sep 2, 1945 End of WWII
