WWII Timeline By csalcedo77 Jan 30, 1933 Hitler becomes chancellor Hitler is appointed chancellor of Germany by President Hindenburg. Period: Jan 30, 1933 to Sep 2, 1945 WWII Timeline Mar 7, 1936 Germany marches into the Rhineland May 22, 1939 Mussolini and Hitler make alliance Sep 1, 1939 Germany marches into Poland Nazi Soldiers march into Poland and split it up with the Soviet Union. Sep 3, 1939 Great Britain declares war on Nazi Germany Jun 10, 1940 France's government surrenders in the Battle of France Jul 10, 1940 The Battle of Britain starts Jun 22, 1941 Nazi Germany invades the U.S.S.R. Dec 7, 1941 Japan bombs Pearl Harbor Apr 22, 1942 Allies win at the Battle of Coral Sea Jun 7, 1942 U.S.A. wins at Midway Oct 30, 1942 Auschwitz becomes operational Feb 2, 1943 Soviets win at Stalingrad Mar 26, 1945 U.S.A. wins at Iwo Jima Apr 20, 1945 Hitler commits suicide Apr 22, 1945 Japan surrenders, WWII ends May 8, 1945 V.E. Day, Germans surrender in the war Jun 6, 1945 Allies Land on the beaches of Normandy Aug 6, 1945 Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 Atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki
