WWll Timeline By dswearingen Sep 1, 1939 World War 2 Begins Germany invaded Poland Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Sep 2, 1945 World War 2 Sep 4, 1939 Royal Air Force attacks the German Navy Sep 5, 1939 Untied States proclaims its neutrality Sep 10, 1939 Canada declares war on Germany Jan 1, 1940 Vladek returns to Sosnoweic Mar 16, 1940 Germans bomb Scapa Flow naval base near Scotland Apr 9, 1940 Germany invades Denmark and Norway Oct 7, 1940 Germany invades Romania Nov 23, 1940 Romania joins the Axis Mar 7, 1941 British forces arrive in Greece Jun 8, 1941 Allies invade Syria and Lebanon Jul 31, 1941 Instructions given by hitler and Goring to prepare for the Final Solution Sep 3, 1941 First experimental use of gas chambers at Auschwitz Dec 7, 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor Japanese attack United States in Hawaii and declare war on Britain and the United States Jan 26, 1942 First American forces arrive in Great Britain May 6, 1942 Surrender of all US forces on Pilippines Jul 22, 1942 Jews deported from the Warsaw Ghetto to concentration camps Sep 10, 1943 Vladek and his wife Anja go into hiding Oct 13, 1943 Italy declares war on Germany Apr 30, 1944 Elie transported to ghettos Jun 1, 1944 Elie was taken to Auschwitz Jul 20, 1944 German asassination attempt on Hitler fails Aug 29, 1944 Elie was transported to Buna Dec 8, 1944 Vladek and his wife Anja leave to Srodula ghetto Dec 17, 1944 Elie gets foot infection and is in hospital for 2 weeks Jan 11, 1945 Vladek marched from Auschwitz to Gross Rosen Mar 1, 1945 Vladek leaves Dachua and gets rescued by US army Apr 8, 1945 Elie was liberated Apr 12, 1945 President Roosevelt dies and Harry Truman becomes President Sep 2, 1945 War Ends
