ww2 timeline

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  • Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany.

  • Japan invades China, initiating World War II in the Pacific.

  • Nazis invade Poland, initiating World War II in Europe.

  • Nazis invade Poland, initiating World War II in Europe.

  • Japan bombs Pearl Harbor

  • British and US troops successfully land on the Normandy beaches of France

  • Germany surrenders to the Soviets

  • Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II