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Hitler became Chancellor of Germany, Over time, he consolidated his power and proclaimed himself Führer und Reichskanzler (Leader and Chancellor of the Reich), concentrating great power in his hands. -
Germany invaded Poland, marking the official start of World War II. This led Britain and France to declare war on Germany. Hitler sought to expand German "living space." -
The British Royal Air Force (RAF) successfully defended, Great Britain from air attacks by the German Luftwaffe, preventing the German invasion.
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The invasion of the Soviet Union was a turning point. Although initially successful, the campaign stalled and marked the beginning of difficulties for Germany on the Eastern Front. -
Hitler led the genocide known as the Holocaust, where millions of Jews and other minorities were systematically murdered in concentration and extermination camps.
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Japan attacked the Pearl Harbor naval base in Hawaii, leading the United States to officially enter the war. -
Held to coordinate the implementation of the Final Solution, detailing plans for the deportation and extermination of Jews in Europe. -
It was a turning point on the Eastern Front, where the Soviet Red Army decisively defeated the German Army, marking the beginning of the Soviet offensive in the east. -
It was the last German offensive on the Western Front, but the Allies managed to repel it and advance towards Germany.
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the Allies carried out the landings in Normandy, France, marking the beginning of the liberation of Western Europe from German control. -
The United States dropped atomic bombs on these two Japanese cities, precipitating Japan's surrender and ending World War II.