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Germany started World War II by invading Poland on September 1,1939. Britain and France responded to this by delaring war on Germany two days later. Within a month, Poland was defeated.
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On April 9, 1940, Germany invaded Denmark. While Germany occupied Denamrk, the Jewish population was 7,500. 0.2% of the country's total population.
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Italy joined the war on June 10, 1940. Italy was part of the Axis. Being part of the Axis means they were allied with Germany.
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On June 22, 1940, France signed an armistice. It provided for the German occupation of the northen half of the country. It also permitted the establishment of a collaborationist regime in the south.
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Along with their allies, the Germans invaded the Soviet Union. This was in direct violation of the German-Soviet Pact. In June and July, the Germans also occupied the Baltic Sea.
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On Dec. 11, 1941, Nazi Germany declared war on the United States.
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On Sep. 12, 1942, a major deportation occured. Germans completed the mass deportation of about 265,000 Jews from Warsaw to Treblinka
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On October 1, 1943, the Jewish people in Denamrk were "rescued."
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After the Germa defeat at Stalingrad, Admiral Miklos Horthy and Prime Minister Miklos Kallay recognized that Germany would likely lose the war. They wanted to negotiate a separate armistice for Hungary with the western Allies. In order to forestall these efforts, German forces occupied Hungary on March 19, 1944.
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On June 6, 1944, D-Day occuired. tThe Allied forces invaded Normandy, France.
