World War II By zantanah973 Jan 30, 1933 Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany Mar 22, 1933 Dachau concentration camp opens May 10, 1933 Public burning of books written by Jews Jul 14, 1933 Law established to strip Jewish immigrants of German citizenship Aug 2, 1934 Hitler proclaims himself Führer (Leader) and armed forces swear allegiance to him May 31, 1935 Jews barred from serving in the German armed forces Sep 19, 1935 The Nuremberg Laws are passed forbidding Jews from claiming German citizenship and from marrying Aryans Aug 9, 1936 Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics Aug 23, 1939 non-aggression pact between Soviet Union and Germany is signed Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland and World War II begins Oct 12, 1939 Germany begins deportation of Austrian and Czech Jews to Poland Oct 28, 1939 First Polish ghetto established in Piotrków May 10, 1940 Germany invades the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France May 20, 1940 Concentration camp established at Auschwitz in Poland Jun 22, 1941 Germany invades the Soviet Union Sep 1, 1941 German Jews required to wear yellow star of David with the word "Jude" Dec 7, 1941 Japanese attack Pearl Harbor Dec 11, 1941 United States declares war on Japan and Germany May 31, 1942 Cologne, Germany is bombed Jan 1, 1943 German 6th Army surrenders at Stalingrad, Russia Jun 6, 1944 Allied invasion at Normandy Jul 20, 1944 Group of German officers attempt to assassinate Hitler Nov 1, 1944 Last Jews deported from Theresienstadt to Auschwitz Jan 17, 1945 Auschwitz is evacuated Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide May 8, 1945 Germany surrenders Aug 6, 1945 Hiroshima is bombed Sep 2, 1945 Japan surrenders and World War II ends