World War II and Holocaust Timeline part 1 By mastermaguku Jan 8, 1940 Rationing begins in Great Britain Jan 25, 1940 Auschwitz is chosen as a site for a new concentration camp Feb 12, 1940 German Jews lose citizenship and are then deported to Poland Mar 12, 1940 Soviet Union and Finland sign a peace treaty Apr 9, 1940 Germany invades Denmark (8k Jews) and Norway (2k Jews) Apr 30, 1940 The Lodz Ghetto is sealed off, containing 230,00 Jews May 1, 1940 Rudolf Hoss becomes the commandant of Auschwitz May 10, 1940 Germany invades France, Belgium, Holland, and Luxembourg May 15, 1940 Holland surrenders to Germany May 26, 1940 Allies begin to evacuate Dunkirk after being surrounded by German forces May 28, 1940 Belgium surrenders to the Nazis Jun 3, 1940 Germany begins to bomb Paris Jun 10, 1940 Norway surrenders to Germany, Italy declares war on Britain and France Jun 14, 1940 Germany begins to occupy Paris Jun 22, 1940 France signs an armistice with Germany Jun 28, 1940 Charles de Gaulle becomes the leader of the Free French Jul 1, 1940 Madagascar plan is created, planned to deport all Jews to Madagascar Jul 10, 1940 Battle of Britain occurs, air battle between Germany and GB Jul 23, 1940 Soviet Union occupies Lithuania Latvia and Estonia Period: Aug 3, 1940 to Aug 19, 1940 Italy takes over British Somaliland Aug 13, 1940 Germany begins bombing factories and airfields in Britain Aug 17, 1940 Hitler blockades the British Isles Aug 25, 1940 Great Britain begins to bomb Berlin Sep 3, 1940 Hitler plans to invade GB through the English Channel, known as Operation Sea Lion Sep 7, 1940 Germany begins to bomb England, killing 40,000