Major Events of WWII

Kristallnacht

Nov 9, 1938

Kristallnacht

Period: Nov 9, 1938 to Nov 10, 1938

Nazis in Germany torched synagogues, vandalized Jewish homes, schools and businesses and killed close to 100 Jews.

Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact

Aug 23, 1939

Germany and the Soviet Union surprised the world by signing the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, in which the two countries agreed to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years.

Germany's Invasion of Poland

Sep 1, 1939

Germany's Invasion of Poland

Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Oct 6, 1939

was a joint invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany, the Free City of Danzig, the Soviet Union, and a small Slovak contingent, that marked the beginning of World War II in Europe.

The Fall of France

Period: May 10, 1940 to Jun 25, 1940