World War 2 Events

Nazi's invaded Germany

Apr 4, 1933

Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party gain control of Germany

Germany seized lands

Apr 4, 1936

Germany begins seizing European lands lost in World War 1.

Germany started World War 2.

Apr 4, 1939

Germany invades Poland, starting World War 2.

Japan strikes

Apr 4, 1941

Japan attacks the U.S. Navy at Pearl Harbor

Stalingrad battle begins

Apr 4, 1942

The Battle of Stalingrad begins

U.S. Wins

Apr 4, 1942

The U.S. wins the battle of Midway

Manhattan project

Apr 4, 1942

The Manhattan project begins

Final Solution

Apr 5, 1942

The Nazis developed their "Final Solution."

Axis surrender

Apr 4, 1943

The Allies force the Axis powers to surrender in North Africa

U.S. takes Guadalcanal

Apr 4, 1943

The U.S. takes Guadalcanal

Ghetto Uprising

Apr 5, 1943

The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising occurs.

Allies Win

Apr 4, 1944

The Allies conquer Italy
June- D-Day invasion occurs
December- The Allies win the Battle of Bulge

D-Day invasion

Apr 4, 1944

The D-Day invasion occurs

Two wars ended

Apr 4, 1945

May- Germany surrenders, ending the war in Europe.
August- The United States drops atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
August- Japan surrenders, ending the war in the Pacific.

Allie troops liberate

Apr 5, 1945

Allied troops liberate Jews and others from Nazi concentration camps across central Europe