World War 2 in Germany

Germany invades Poland

Sep 1, 1939

German troops attack Poland, France and Britain declare war on Germany. This is the beginning of WWII.

"Blitzkrieg" and Battle of France: Germany invades Luxemburg, Netherlands and Belgium, attacks France

May 10, 1940

n May 1940 Hitler wants to take revenge for the defeat in WW I. Because of the German “Blitzkrieg” strategy France surrenders on 22nd June 1940.

Battle of Britain

Jul 10, 1940

The Royal Airforce and the Royal Navy defend the United Kingdom against attacks by the German air force, the Luftwaffe.

the Wehrmacht starts the North African Campaign

Sep 9, 1940

Between June 1940 and May 1943 this campaign took place in Libya, Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. In the end the German general M. Rommel was defeated by the Allies.

Shoah

Period: 1941 to 1945

http://www.memorialdelashoah.org/en/archives-and-documentation/what-is-the-shoah.html

Operation Barbarossa Germany invades Russia

Jun 22, 1941

Hitler sends over three million soldiers and three thousand tanks to invade the Soviet Union. The ultimate goal included the eventual extermination, enslavement, Germanization and mass deportation of the Slavic peoples to create more Lebensraum (living space) for Germany

wave of killings and executions of prisoniers and opponents during the final phase

Period: 1944 to 1945

https://museenkoeln.de/ns-dokumentationszentrum/default.aspx?s=786#!prettyPhoto

D-Day

Jun 6, 1944

This day marks the start of the liberation of France and Western Europe.

allied troops liberate concentration camps of Dachau, Buchenwald and Bergen-Belsen

1945

British troops liberate the concentration camp at Bergen Belsen, where about 37000 people had been brutally murdered by the Nazis
American troops liberate Dachau concentration camp and also forced local citizens to the camp to see for themselves the conditions there. Many local residents claimed no knowledge of the activities at the camp.

Dresden totally destroyed under bomb attack

Feb 12, 1945

In four air raids by British and American bombers the city of Dresden is completely destroyed.

American troops liberate Cologne

Mar 5, 1945

A division of the 1st US liberates the city of Cologne.

Hitler commits suicide

Apr 30, 1945

.In his bunker beneath the Reichkanzlei in Berlin Hitler kills himself together with his wife, Eva Braun.

liberation of Berlin by Soviet troops

May 2, 1945

Germany surrenders

May 8, 1945