EUROPE: 1939 to 1945

september 30 1938

Sep 30, 1938

The Munich Pact is signed. The British and French allow Hitler to annex the Sudetenland, a 16,000-square-mile area of Czechoslovakia with a largely German-speaking population. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain (1869-1940) says this will satisfy Germany and bring "peace for our time ... peace with honor." http://cds.library.brown.edu/projects/WWII_Women/NewTimeline.html

march 14

Mar 14, 1939

March 14 After annexing the Sudetenland, Germany invades the rest of Czechoslovakia, while Italy launches an invasion of Albania.

september 1 1939

Sep 1, 1939

September 1
German troops and aircraft attack Poland. Soviet troops will invade Poland from the east on September 17, and Poland will surrender to the Germans on September 27. http://cds.library.brown.edu/projects/WWII_Women/NewTimeline.html

declaring war on germany

Sep 3, 1939

britain declares war on germany at 11 am that morning. france declares war on germany 6 hours later.

failures!!!!!!!

Nov 8, 1939

assassination attempt on hitler fails

war with the US

Dec 19, 1939

germany and italy declare war on the united states.

bombs everywhere

Jun 3, 1940

Germans bomb Paris; Dunkirk evacuation ends.

hitler and mussolini

Jun 18, 1940

hitler and mussolini meet in munich: soviets begin occupation of the baltic states.

dismissed.

Jul 25, 1943

Benito Mussolini is dismissed by King Victor Emmanuel in Italy and is arrested. He later attempts to escape to Switzerland with his mistress.

failures......... Again!!!!!!!!!

Jul 20, 1944

bomb attempt to kill hitler fails