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Holocaust starts
Genocide of Jews started -
Hitler invades Poland
Hitler's invasion of Poland marked the beginning of WW2 throughout Europe -
Paris falls to the Nazis
Paris falls to German forces. France surrenders 11 days after. -
Tripartite pact created
Japan, Italy and Germany sign the Tripartite pact, creating an alliance between the 3 -
Pearl Harbor attack
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, starting war with the US. Hitler declared war on the US 4 days later -
Italy surrenders
Italy surrenders to the allies -
Evacuation of Auschwitz
Jews were evacuated from Auschwitz -
Hitler Kills himself
Hitler swallowed cyanide and then shot himself and his wife in the head, in his underground bunker -
WW2 ends
WW2 ends in Europe -
Hiroshima Bomb
US drops Atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan