World War II Timeline Mini-Project by Rebecca Snyder By Snyderra 1933 The first concentration camp (Dachau) opens. Jan 30, 1933 Hitler Became Chancellor of Germany. Mar 5, 1933 The Reichstag Election when the Nazi Party gained the majority of the Reichstag by joining the nationalist party. Aug 19, 1934 Hitler becomes Fuhrer. Nov 25, 1936 The Anti-Comintern Act is signed by Germany and Japan against international communists other than the Soviet Union. Mar 12, 1938 Germany annexes Austria. Sep 30, 1938 The Munich Pact was signed that handed over parts of Czechoslovakia to Germany. Nov 9, 1938 Kristallnacht or "The Night of Broken Glass." Mar 14, 1939 Slovakia became an "independent"country under German control. Aug 23, 1939 Germany and Soviet Union signed a Nonaggression Pact. Sep 1, 1939 Germany begins their invasion of Poland from the West. Sep 3, 1939 Great Britain and France declare war on Germany. Sep 17, 1939 Soviet troops invaded Poland from the East. 1940 Construction for Auschwitz began. Apr 9, 1940 Germany invaded Norway and Denmark. Jun 14, 1940 Germany enters Paris. Sep 7, 1940 The Germans start the blitzkrieg on London which lasts until May. Sep 27, 1940 Germany and Italy sign the Pact of Steel. Dec 7, 1941 Japan bombs the U.S. base on Pearl Harbor. Dec 8, 1941 The United States declares war on Japan. Dec 13, 1943 Italy joins the Allies in fighting the Germans in their country. Jun 6, 1944 The Invasion of Normandy. Jan 27, 1945 Soviet forces arrive at Auschwitz to find the sick and dead. Feb 19, 1945 The Battle Of Iwo Jima begins and ends March 26. Apr 1, 1945 The Battle of Okinawa begins and ends June 22. May 7, 1945 Germany surrenders to the Allies. Aug 6, 1945 The nuclear bombing of Hiroshima. Aug 9, 1945 The nuclear bombing of Nagasaki. Sep 2, 1945 General MacArthur accepts Japan's formal surrender.