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Adolph Hitler Appointed Chancellor of Germany
Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President Hindenburg. -
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The Holocaust
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Boycott of Jewish-Owned Shops
Jewish-owned shops and businesses in Gernamy are boycotted. -
Military Conscription
Germany introduces military conscription -
German Troops in the Rhineland
German troops march into the Rhineland unopposed. -
Germany Invades Poland
Germany invades Poland, starting WWII in Europe. -
Soviet Union Occupies Poland
The Soviet Union occupies Poland from the east. -
Germans Establish Ghetto
Germans establish a ghetto in Piotrkow Trybunalski, Poland. -
Germany Invades Again
Denmark and Norway are invaded by Germany. -
Germany Attacks Europe
Germany attacks western Europe (France and the Low Countries). -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain begins. -
Germany Invades Again
Yugoslavia and Greece are invaded by Germany. -
Germany Invades Yet Again
The Soviet Union is invaded by Germany. -
Einsatzgruppen
Eisatzgruppen (mobile killing units) shoot nearly 3,000 Jews at the Seventh Fort, one of the 19th-century fortifications surrounding Kovno. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor. -
War
The U.S. declares war on Japan. -
Another War
Nazi Germany declares war on the U.S. -
Offensive Towards Stalingrad
Germany launches a new offensive towards the city of Stalingrad. -
Warsaw
Warsaw ghetto uprising begins. -
Kursk
Battle of Kursk -
Rescue
Jews in Denmark are rescued. -
Kiev
Kiev liberated by Soviet troops. -
Hungary
Hungary occupied by German forces. -
Mass Deportation
Germans begin the mass deportation of about 440,000 Jews from Hungary. -
D-Day
D-Day: Normandy, France is invaded by Allied Forces. -
Anglo-American
Anglo-American forces break out of Normandy. -
Uprising
Warsaw Polish uprising begins. -
Allied Forces in France
Allied forces land in southern France. -
Liberation
Liberation of Paris. -
Bulge
Battle of the Bulge. -
Death March of Auschwitz
Death march of nearly 60,000 prisoners from the Auschwitz camp system in northern Poland. -
Death March of Stutthof
Death march of nearly 50,000 prisoners from the Stutthof camp system in northern Poland. -
Auschwitz Liberation
The Auschwitz camp complex is liberated by Soviet troops. -
Remagen
U.S. troops cross the Rhine River at Remagen. -
Offensive Towards Berlin
The Soviets launch their final offensive, surrounding Berlin. -
Dachau Liberation
The Dachau concentration camp is liberated by American forces. -
Adolph Hitler
Adolph Hitler commits suicide. -
Germany Surrenders
Germany surrenders to the western Allies. -
Germany Surrenders Again
Germany surrenders to the Soviets.