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Germans elect Nazis making them the 2nd largest political party in Germany.
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Franklin Roosevelt elected President of the United States.
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Nazis invade Denmark and Norway.
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Nazis invade France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands; Winston Churchill becomes British Prime Minister.
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Holland surrenders to the Nazis.
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Germans enter Paris.
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Massive German air raid on London.
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Nazis order Jews to wear yellow stars.
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Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor; Hitler issues the Night and Fog decree.
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Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor; Hitler issues the Night and Fog decree.
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Hitler takes complete control of the German Army.
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Mass murder of Jews by gassing begins at Auschwitz.
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Japanese sign the surrender agreement; V-J (Victory over Japan) Day.