World War 2 Timeline By facebooker_647578235 Nov 11, 1918 World War 1 ends with german defeat Period: Nov 11, 1918 to Dec 14, 1939 1918-1939 Apr 28, 1919 The League of Nations is founded Jun 28, 1919 The signing of the treaty of versailles Jul 29, 1921 Hitler becomes leader of Nazi party Nov 8, 1923 Hitler's Beer Hall Putsch Jul 18, 1925 Hitler's book Mein Kampf *My Struggle* was published Sep 8, 1926 Germany admits to the league of nations Oct 29, 1929 Wall Street stock market crashes Sep 14, 1930 Germans elect Nazis making them the 2nd largest political party in Germany Nov 8, 1932 Franklin Roosevelt elected president of the United States Jan 30, 1933 Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany Feb 27, 1933 The German Reichstag burns Mar 12, 1933 First concentration camp opens at Oranienburg outside of Berlin Mar 23, 1933 Enabling act give Hitler dictatorial power Apr 1, 1933 Nazi boycott of Jewish owned shops May 10, 1933 Nazis burn books in Germany Jun 1, 1933 Nazis open Dachau concentration camp Jul 14, 1933 Nazi Party declared Germany's only political party Oct 14, 1933 Germany quits the league of nations Jun 30, 1934 The Nazi "Night of the long knives" Jul 25, 1934 Nazis murder Austrian chancellor Dollfuss Aug 2, 1934 German president Hindenburg dies Aug 19, 1934 Hitler becomes Fuhrer of Germany Mar 16, 1935 Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles by introducing miltary conscription Sep 15, 1935 German Jews stripped of rights Nuremburg Race Laws Feb 10, 1936 The German Gestapo is placed above the law Mar 7, 1936 German troops occupy the Rhineland May 9, 1936 Mussolini's Italian forces take over Ethiopia Jul 18, 1936 Civil War erupts in Spain Aug 1, 1936 Olympic Games begin in Berlin Oct 1, 1936 Franco declared head of Spanish state Jun 11, 1937 Soviet leader Josef Stalin begins a purge of Red Army generals Nov 5, 1937 Hitler reveals war plans during Hossbach Conference Mar 12, 1938 Germany announces union with Austria Aug 12, 1938 German militrary mobilizes Sep 30, 1938 British Prime Minister Chamberlain appeases Hitler at Munich Oct 15, 1938 German troops ocupy the Sudetenland Nov 9, 1938 Kristallnacht- Night of the Broken Glass Jan 30, 1939 Hitler threatens Jews during the Reichstag speech Mar 15, 1939 Nazis take Czechoslovakia Mar 28, 1939 Spanish Civil War ends May 22, 1939 Nazis sign 'Pact of Steel' with Italy Aug 23, 1939 Nazis and Soviets sign pact Aug 25, 1939 Britain and Poland sign a Mutual Assistance Treaty Aug 31, 1939 British fleet mobilizes: Civilian evacuations begin Sep 1, 1939 Nazis invade Poland Sep 3, 1939 Britain, France, Australia, and New Zealand declare war on Germany Sep 4, 1939 British Royal Air Force attacks the German Navy Sep 5, 1939 United States proclaims it's neutralality; Germans cross the Vistula River in Poland Sep 10, 1939 Canada declares war on Germany; battle of the Atlantic begins Sep 17, 1939 Soviets invade Poland Sep 27, 1939 Warsaw surrenders to Nazis Sep 29, 1939 Nazis and Soviets divide up Poland Oct 1, 1939 Nazis begin euthanasia on the sick and disabled Nov 8, 1939 Assasination attempt on Hitler fails Nov 30, 1939 Soviets attack Finland Dec 14, 1939 Soviet Union expelled from the League of Nations Period: Sep 1, 1940 to May 1, 1941 Blitzkreig Sep 7, 1940 Battle of Britain begins The main part of the battle was the air raids in London. There were 32,000 killed and 87,000 injured. May 1, 1941 Battle of Britain ends