WWII Events By jetthump Jan 30, 1933 Hitler named chancellor of germany Jul 3, 1939 France and England declare war on Germany Sep 25, 1939 Germany invades Poland May 26, 1940 British and French troops evacuate Dunkirk Jun 14, 1940 Paris falls to Germany 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 US declares war on Japan Feb 19, 1942 Japanese Americans are sent to internment camps Jun 6, 1942 US Navy wins the battle of midway Jun 6, 1944 D-day the allied invasion of Europe begins Feb 23, 1945 six marines plant the US flag on iwo jima 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 VE day Jul 30, 1945 USS Indianapolis is sunk by a sub leading to the worst shark attack in history Aug 6, 1945 the atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 the atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki Sep 2, 1945 Japan surrendered to the US
