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September 1, 1939
World War II begins. -
November 3, 1939
Soviets and Nazis Sign Pact. -
April 8, 1940
Germany bombs Scotland. -
October 20, 1940
Nazis extract gold fillings from Jews and sell them for profit. -
Dec 4, 1940
22,000 Polish officers are executed by Nazi/Soviet forces. -
August 9, 1941
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Atlantic Charter -
December 11, 1941
Germany declares war on U.S.A -
June 18, 1940
Auschwitz opens as first concentration camp. -
October 5, 1942
Death penalty for any escaped Jews -
July 25, 1941
Mass execution of Jews in Latvia. -
June 16, 1942
Deportation of all Jews occupying European soil. -
June 10, 1940
Italy joins the war. -
December 7, 1941
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor. -
August 17, 1940
Hitler declares blockade of British Isles. -
Dec 16, 1944
Battle of the Bulge. -
August 6, 1945
Bombing of Hiroshima. -
September 28, 1945
Japan surrenders -
May 24, 1944
Attempted assassination of Hitler. -
June 6, 1944
D- Day -
April 12, 1945
Franklin Roosevelt dies. -
April 30, 1945
Hitler commits suicide -
January 27, 1945
Final death march at Auschwitz. -
May 7, 1945
Germany surrenders, U.S. victory. -
September 10, 1939
Canada declares war on Germany -
September 2, 1945
End of World War II.
