World War II

Signing of the Treaty of Versailles

Jun 28, 1919

First concentration camp opened outside Berlin

Mar 12, 1933

Camps were opened and innocent jews were forced into them.

Nuremberg laws

Sep 15, 1935

German jews stripped of rights based on these laws.

Start of WWII

Sep 1, 1939

Germany invades Poland

Hitler's Surprise Attack on Norway and Denmark

Apr 9, 1940

Hitler attacks Norway and Denmark.

Surrender of French leaders

Jul 22, 1940

France signs treaty with Germany

Attack on Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor.

Battle of the Coral Sea

May 8, 1942

first air-sea battle. Allied code breakers knew Japan's plan.

Battle of Midway

Jun 4, 1942

Allies defeat Japan in the battle of Midway

Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad

Sep 13, 1942

Stopped advancement of Germany into the Soviet Union. War turned in favor of the Allies.

Italy surrenders

Sep 8, 1943

Japan's Navy Defeated

1944

Navy defeated near the Philippines.

D-Day

Jun 6, 1944

Normandy landings

Battle of the Bulge

Period: Dec 16, 1944 to Jan 25, 1945

largest battle fought on the Western Front in Europe ,largest battle ever fought by the US Army.

Hitler commits Suicide

Apr 30, 1945

Adolf Hitler shot himself in his bunker.

Germany Surrenders

May 7, 1945

Germany Surrender and ends WWII in Europe.

Victory In Europe Day (VE Day)

May 8, 1945

Victory in Europe day, conclusion of Hitler's war

Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Aug 6, 1945

Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Japan Surrenders

Sep 2, 1945

Japan surrenders to the allies and ends WWII