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Hitler invades Poland
Hitler invaded Poland in 1939, this led to Britain and France to declare war against Germany two days later. On September 3, they declared war on Germany, initiating World War II. In Hitlers eyes, the invasion of Poland would bring “living space” for the German citizens. -
British victory in Battle of Britain forces Hitler to postpone invasion plans.
Operation Sealion was the code name used by Germany's Army Force (Nazi's) to hide their invasion on Britain. Due to Britain successfully defeating the war, Hitler made the bold decision to postpone his invasion plans to later, as he was intimidated. -
Invasion of Russia
While the bombing of British and German cities continued, Hitler invaded Russia. Moscow was attacked at the end of that year. -
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, and the US enters the war.
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. On the morning of December 7, 1941. The attack, also known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor, led to the United States' entrance into World War II. -
Mass murder of Jewish people at Auschwitz begins.
In 1942, Auschwitz had interfered with the Jewish Nation and captured many people who belongs to the Jewish race. This led to a mass killing in concentration camps all over Germany, under Hitlers command. -
Italy surrenders, but Germany takes over the battle.
On Oct. 13, 1943, one month after Italy surrendered to Allied forces, it declared war on Nazi Germany, its onetime Axis powers partner. Italy was led into the war by Benito Mussolini, the fascist prime minister who had formed an alliance with Nazi Germany in 1936. -
D-Day: The Allied invasion of France. Paris is liberated in August.
Began on June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, when some 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region. Thanks to the war, the northern of france was liberated. -
Russian troops reach Berlin. Hitler is defeated.
On 2 May 1945, after one of the most intense battles in human history, the guns at last stopped firing amongst the ruins of Berlin. According to Soviet veterans, the silence that followed the fighting was literally deafening. Less than four years after his attack on the Soviet Union, Hitler's self-proclaimed thousand-year Reich had ceased to exist. The German Führer himself was dead. (BBC)
