WWII events By norfield Jan 30, 1932 Hitler was named Chancellor of Germany Sep 3, 1937 France and England declare war on Germany Aug 25, 1938 Germany invades Poland Dec 7, 1939 Pearl Harbor Attack Jun 4, 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 6, 1941 U.S. Navy wins the battle of Midway Jun 22, 1941 Germany invades Russia breaking their nonaggresion partnership Dec 8, 1941 U.S. declares war on Japan Feb 19, 1942 Japanese-Americans are sent to internment camps Jun 6, 1944 D-Day: The Allied Invasion of Europe begins Sep 2, 1944 Japan surrenders to United States Feb 23, 1945 Six marines plat their flags on Iwo Jima Apr 30, 1945 Hitler poisons his 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 6, 1945 The Atomic Bomb is dropped on Hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 The Atomic Bomb was dropped on Nagasaki Aug 12, 1945 President Roosevelt dies at his residence in Warm Springs, GA
