Germany invaded Poland. Poland was defeated, this was the start of the war.
France and Britian declare war on Germany
German Army invades Denmark and Norway
German Army strikes again
German Army invades France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands; Winston Churchill appointed British Prime Minister.
Red Army takes Baltic states of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia
Tripartite alliance formed between Germany, Italy and Japan
Hitler launches operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union
Stalin launches "scorched earth" policy
Planning begins for "Final Solution," the systematic destruction of the Jews
Japanese attack naval base at Pearl Harbor
United States and Britain declares war on Japan
Germany declares war on the United States
Hitler assumes post of Commander in Chief of German Army
Japanese Navy resoundingly defeated at Battle of Midway--war reaches its turning point in the Pacific; S.S. Leader Rheinhardt Heydrich dies of wounds sustained in partisan attack at Prague
U.S. Air Force opens daylight bombing campaign with attack on Wilhelmshaven, Germany
D-Day: invasion of Europe begins with Allied landings at Normandy
Hitler survives assassination attempt
Adolf Hitler and wife Eva Braun commit suicide in Chancellery bunker
