ww2

Weimar Republic

Period: 1919 to 1933

Great Depression

1929

Hitler appointed chancellor of Germany

1933

Germany annexes Austria and Sudetenland

Period: Mar 1, 1938 to Oct 1, 1938

Munich Agreement signed

Sep 29, 1938

Germany promises not to invade any other countries

Nazi-Soviet Pact signed

Aug 23, 1939

Germany invades Poland

Sep 1, 1939

Britain and France declare war on Germany

Sep 3, 1939

Battle of France

Period: May 1, 1940 to Jun 1, 1940

Germany invades and easily takes over France, using blitzkrieg

Dunkirk Excavation

Jun 4, 1940

Many French soldiers escape into England

Battle of Britain

Period: Jul 1, 1940 to Oct 1, 1940

Royal Air Force vs Luftwaffe; Royal Air Force was actually stronger than Nazis, who were forced to retreat

Tripartite Pact signed

Sep 27, 1940

United fascist nations (Germany, Japan, Italy)

Operation Barbarossa

Jun 22, 1941

Hitler and other members of Axis Powers invade Soviet Union; Soviet Union is backstabbed by Germany

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Japanese surprise attacks US base in Hawaii

Italy surrenders to Allies

Sep 3, 1943

D-Day

Jun 6, 1944

Allies invade Germany-controlled France; massive casualties, turning point of war

Germany pushed out of France

Aug 25, 1944

Battle of the Bulge

Period: Dec 1, 1944 to Jan 1, 1945

Hitler vs Allies; Hitler's last-ditch attempt

Yalta Conference

Feb 1, 1945

Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchhill (US, Soviet Union, and Britain) discuss Europe's post-war plans

Germany surrenders

Period: May 8, 1945 to May 9, 1945

Official end of war