World War II Timeline by Olivia Teat By Olivia Teat 1914 Hitler served during WWI 1920 Hitler became a public speaker 1920 Hitler left the army 1923 Hitler was sent to prison 1925 Published the Mein Kampf 1928 Wrote The Zweites Buch 1929 Germany suffered an economic depression 1933 The Nazis and Hitler came into power 1933 The first concentration camp was opened 1938 Jews were banned from most public places 1939 Start of WWII 1939 Invaded Poland 1939 Invaded Czechoslovakia 1939 French and British forces had to evacuate Dunkirk Jun 22, 1939 France was forced to sign an armistice with Germany 1940 Italy and Japan allied with Germany 1941 Germany invaded the Soviet Union 1941 The United States entered WWII Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor was attacked 1942 Jews were deported to many death camps 1944 Invaded Normandy 1945 Hitler committed suicide 1945 WWII Ends Apr 30, 1945 Hitler married his mistress, Eva Braun 1962 The Zweites Buch was finally published