germany By jhjhbjk Jan 18, 1871 Founding of the German Empire Aug 11, 1919 Collapse of the German Empire Jan 30, 1933 Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany. Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland Sep 1, 1939 Start of WW2 Sep 3, 1939 The UK declares war on Germany Apr 9, 1940 Germany invades Norway May 10, 1940 Germany invades France Jun 10, 1940 Italy joins Germany Sep 27, 1940 The Axis powers are formed by Japan and Germany Dec 11, 1941 USA declares war on Germany Dec 11, 1941 The great pacific war starts Apr 30, 1945 Death of Adolf Hitler May 7, 1945 Surrender of Germany Sep 2, 1945 End of WW2 1949 Germany becomes a democracy Jan 1, 1958 Germany joins the EU Sep 18, 1973 Germany joins the un
