World War II Timeline by Jourdan Pulliam By pulliamjd Jan 30, 1933 President Hindenburg appoints Adolf Hitler Chancellor of Germany. Jan 30, 1933 President Hindenburg appoints Adolf Hitler Chancellor of Germany. Mar 20, 1933 SS opens the Dachau concentration camp outside of Munich. Mar 20, 1933 SS opens the Dachau concentration camp outside of Munich. Apr 1, 1933 Boycott of Jewish-owned shops and businesses in Germany. Apr 1, 1933 Boycott of Jewish-owned shops and businesses in Germany. Apr 7, 1933 Law for the Reestablishment of the Professional Civil Service. Apr 7, 1933 Law for the Reestablishment of the Professional Civil Service. Jul 14, 1933 Law for the Prevention of Progeny with Hereditary Diseases. Jul 14, 1933 Law for the Prevention of Progeny with Hereditary Diseases. Mar 16, 1935 Germany introduces military conscription. Mar 7, 1936 German troops march unopposed into the Rhineland. Mar 7, 1936 German troops march unopposed into the Rhineland. Mar 16, 1936 Germany introduces military conscription. Aug 23, 1939 Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Agreement. Aug 23, 1939 Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Agreement. Sep 1, 1939 Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Agreement.Germany invades Poland, starting World War II in Europe. Sep 1, 1939 Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Agreement.Germany invades Poland, starting World War II in Europe. Sep 17, 1939 The Soviet Union occupies Poland from the east. Sep 17, 1939 The Soviet Union occupies Poland from the east. Oct 8, 1939 Germans establish a ghetto in Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland. Oct 8, 1939 Germans establish a ghetto in Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland. Apr 9, 1940 Germany invades Denmark and Norway. Apr 9, 1940 Germany invades Denmark and Norway. May 10, 1940 Germany attacks western Europe (France and the Low Countries). May 10, 1940 Germany attacks western Europe (France and the Low Countries). Jun 22, 1941 Germany invades the Soviet Union. Jun 22, 1941 Germany invades the Soviet Union. Sep 28, 1941 Einsatzgruppen shoot about 34,000 Jews at Babi Yar, outside Kiev. Sep 28, 1941 Einsatzgruppen shoot about 34,000 Jews at Babi Yar, outside Kiev. Dec 7, 1941 Japan bombs Pearl Harbor and the United States declares war the next day. Dec 7, 1941 Japan bombs Pearl Harbor and the United States declares war the next day. Dec 11, 1941 Nazi Germany declares war on the United States. Dec 11, 1941 Nazi Germany declares war on the United States. Jan 16, 1942 Germans begin the mass deportation of more than 65,000 Jews from Lodz to the Chelmno killing center. Jan 16, 1942 Germans begin the mass deportation of more than 65,000 Jews from Lodz to the Chelmno killing center. Jun 28, 1942 Germany launches a new offensive towards the city of Stalingrad. Jun 28, 1942 Germany launches a new offensive towards the city of Stalingrad. Jul 22, 1942 Germans begin the mass deportation of over 300,000 Jews from the Warsaw ghetto to the Treblinka killing center. Jul 22, 1942 Germans begin the mass deportation of over 300,000 Jews from the Warsaw ghetto to the Treblinka killing center. Oct 1, 1943 Rescue of Jews in Denmark. Oct 1, 1943 Rescue of Jews in Denmark. May 15, 1944 Germans begin the mass deportation of about 440,000 Jews from Hungary. May 16, 1944 Germans begin the mass deportation of about 440,000 Jews from Hungary. Jun 6, 1944 D-Day: Allied forces invade Normandy, France. Jun 6, 1944 D-Day: Allied forces invade Normandy, France. Apr 30, 1945 Adolf Hitler commits suicide. Apr 30, 1945 Adolf Hitler commits suicide. May 9, 1945 Germany surrenders to the Soviets May 9, 1945 Germany surrenders to the Soviets