WWII timeline by Yaser Hernandez By junior2006 Sep 1, 1939 Start of WWII/ Germany Invades Poland May 10, 1940 Germany invades the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France Jun 22, 1940 France surrenders Aug 8, 1940 Battle of Britain begins Jun 22, 1941 Germany invades the Soviet Union Dec 11, 1941 United states declare war on Japan and Germany Jan 2, 1943 German 6th army surrenders at Stalingrad(Volgograd) Mar 19, 1944 Germany occupies Hungary May 15, 1944 Nazi begin deporting Hungarian Jews Jun 6, 1944 D-Day: Allied invasion at Normandy Jun 27, 1944 380,000 Hungarian Jews sent to Auschwitz Jul 20, 1944 group of German officers attempts to assassinate Hitler Apr 15, 1945 Soviet troops reach German territory Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide May 8, 1945 V-E Day: Germany surrenders Aug 6, 1945 bombing of Hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 bombing of Nagasaki Aug 15, 1945 V-J Day: Victory over Japan proclaimed Sep 2, 1945 Japan surrenders