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Herschel Grynszpan Rebels
Jewish Refugee Herschel Grynszpan Shoots and Kills and German politician in Paris -
Kristallnacht
Anti-Jewish violence erupted throughout Germany and Austria, became known as the Night of Broken Glass -
Non-Aggression Pact
Stalin and Hitler sign a pact dividing Poland; however, it contained secret clauses. -
Hitler Invades Poland
Hitler sends Nazi troops into Poland -
Great Britian and France declare war on Germany
Britian and France not falling victim to Germany's lies involving the invasion of Poland, they declare war on Germany. -
Invasion of Denmark and Norway
Hitler invaded and occupied Denmark and Norway to safeguard supply routes of Swedish ore and also to establish a Norwegian base from which to break the British naval blockade on Germany. -
Germans establish Auschwitz
Hitler builds the largest Concentration Camp in the War's History. Billions of Jews were brutally killed here. -
Blitzkrieg
Hitler launched his blitzkrieg (lightning war) against Holland and Belgium. Rotterdam was bombed almost to extinction. Both countries were occupied. -
France Surrenders to Nazi Germany
After only six weeks of fighting, France surrenders to Hitler's Nazi Germany -
Operation Barbosa - Hitler invades Russia
Hitler sent 3 million soldiers and 3,500 tanks into Russia. The Russians were taken by surprise as they had signed a treaty with Germany in 1939. Stalin immediately signed a mutual assistance treaty with Britain and launched an Eastern front battle that would claim 20 million casualties. The USA, which had been supplying arms to Britain under a 'Lend-Lease' agreement, offered similar aid to USSR. -
Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor
The Japanese initiate a surprise attack on the US by attacking the Hawiian Naval base Pearl Harbor. -
Wannsee Confrence
15 high-ranking Nazi Party and German government officials gathered in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee to discuss the Final Solution to the Jewish' fate -
The Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Stalingrad is considered the turning point of World War II. It was fought during the winter of 1942 to 1943. . Russia's weather was against the Nazi Germany. They were short of supplies and Hitler's amry was forced out. -
Nazi's Surrender at Stalingrad
the remainder of Nazi forces from the Battle of Stalingrad surrendered; ending one of the fiercest, bloodiest battles in the history of war. It was a pivotal victory for the Soviets who began advancing toward Germany later in the year. -
Germans Surrender to North Africa
Allied forces defeated German general Irwin Rommel's Panzers in Tunisia, North Africa. It was the first major victory for American forces, and a quarter million prisoners were taken. -
D-Day - The attacks in Normandy, France
The allies launched an attack on Germany's forces in Normandy, Western France. Thousands of transports carried an invasion army under the supreme command of general Eisenhower to the Normandy beaches. The Germans who had been fed false information about a landing near Calais, rushed troops to the area but were unable to prevent the allies from forming a solid bridgehead. For the allies it was essential to first capture a port. -
Hitler Commits Suicide
just 5 hours after marrying his mistress Eva, Hitler commits suicide in his bombproof shelter. He has his secretary poison Eva and their childrens drinks, killing them, and tells her to burn their bodies so they are not subject to public disgrace -
V.E. Day
Victory in Europe. Germans surrender to the Allies. -
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US Drops Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki and Hiroshima
as a move of retaliation for the attacks on pearl harbor, the US drops two atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, Japan. -
V.J. Day
Japan finally surrenders after being bombed twice by the US -
WWII is Officially Declared Over
Japan Formally surrenders by signing the Instruments of Surrender