WWII Timeline By earroyo57 Nov 9, 1938 Kristallnacht attack happened Sep 1, 1939 Germany Invades Poland Sep 3, 1939 Great Britain and France declared war on Germany Sep 1, 1940 Japan joins Axis Alliance with Germany & Italy not exact date. Oct 1, 1940 Battle of Britain End with Hitler not exact date. Dec 1, 1940 President Roosevelt declard the U.S. as "arsenal democracy" not exact date. Jan 6, 1941 Roosevelt delivered his "Four Freedoms" speech Jun 6, 1941 D-Day Jun 22, 1941 Germany Begins its Invasion of the Soviet Union Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor Apr 18, 1942 Lt. Col. James Doolittle led 16 American bombers on an air raid of Tokyo Jan 1, 1943 Americans win the Battle of Guadalcanal not exact date. Feb 1, 1945 American forces set out to capture Iwo Jima not exact date. Feb 19, 1945 U.S Marines stormed the beaches of Iwo Jima Apr 1, 1945 Allied troops invded Okinawa which led to the Battle of Okiawana not exact date. Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide in Berlin May 8, 1945 V-E Day Jun 6, 1945 Allies lauch invasion of France Aug 15, 1945 Japanese surrenders after bombings Sep 2, 1945 Surrender of Japan
