Nazi Olympics

The Nazi Olympics

Period: Aug 1, 1936 to 1936

The 1936 summer Olympics took place in Berlin. Adolf Hitler only wanted the superior race to be involved in the games. The United States had a runner, Jesse Owens, who was black and he won gold medals, but Hitler refused to praise him. This showed the rest of the world that he was a racist.

Alliances

Nov 25, 1936

By the end of November, Italy and Japan had formed an alliance with Germany, which was known as the Axis alliance.

Munich agreement

Sep 30, 1938

Allies agreed that Germany could have the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia in return for peace

Nazi-soviet-pact

Aug 23, 1939

Alliance between Hitler and Stalin which agreed to divide Poland between the two countries.

Declaration of War

Sep 3, 1939

France and England officially declare war on Germany

Battle of Britain began

Jul 10, 1940

German Luftwaffe attempted to gain control of British airspace through defeat of the Airforce.

Hitler declares war

Dec 11, 1941

Hitler declared war on the United States. Following Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December the United States had declared war on Japan.

Approval over 'Final Solution'

Jan 20, 1942

The Wannsee Conference gave approval for the final solution

German troops defeated

Nov 5, 1942

German troops defeated at the Second Battle of El Alamein in North Africa

Bombings

Mar 4, 1943

First Allied bombing raid on German cities

Operation D-Day

Jun 6, 1944

Operation Overlord, D-Day. Allied Invasion of Normandy

Failed attempt

Jul 20, 1944

Hitler's assassination attempt is a fail

Hitler's Death

Apr 30, 1945

Hitler commits suicide

war ended

Aug 15, 1945

Japan surrendered