WWII Timeline By Caleb Pryor Jan 30, 1933 Holocaust began Sep 1, 1939 Hitler invades Poland May 10, 1940 Germany attacks France May 10, 1940 Winston Churchill becomes prime minister Jun 10, 1940 Italy declares war on France and Great Britain Jun 18, 1940 Battle of Britain Jun 22, 1941 Germany invades the USSR Dec 7, 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor Jun 4, 1942 Battle of Midway Aug 10, 1942 US Marines Island hopping Aug 23, 1942 Battle of Stalingrad Jan 14, 1943 Casablance Conference Mar 25, 1943 Assassination attempts on Hitler Nov 22, 1943 Cairo Conference Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Oct 18, 1944 Battle of Leyte Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide Aug 14, 1945 End of WW2- Allies Win Aug 25, 1945 Atomic Bomb was created Nov 20, 1945 Nuremburg Trials