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Hitler Becomes Chancellor
Aldof Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany. -
Neutrality Act
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the 1937 Neutrality Act -
Hermann Goering Warns Jews
Hermann Goering, warns all Jews to leave Austria. -
Mussolini Joins Hitler
Fascist leader of Italy, Mussolini, promises to fight the democracies alongside Adolf Hitler's should war break out.
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Hitler Aims for Sudetenland
Adolf Hitler is determined to invaid the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia. -
Hitler Promises Peace
Hitler promises peace to leave Czechoslovakia alone. -
Hitler is Time Man of the Year
Time magazine prints its 1938 Man of the Year edition choosing Adolf Hitler for the title. -
Germany Invades Poland
German troops invade Poland on the ground while Hitler's air force bombs Polish cities from the sky. -
Germany Pummels France
German fighter planes and ground troops pummel France. -
Hitler Seizes Low Countries
Adolf Hitler takes neutral Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Holland, and Luxembourg. -
Denmark and Norway
Germany invades Denmark and Norway -
Air Raid
First British air raid on Berlin -
Draftees to Camps
The first draft numbers are drawn, sending thousands of draftees to drill camps all over the country. -
Germany Invades Soviet Union
Germany invades the Soviet Union violating the Nonaggression Pact. -
Leningrad
German siege of Leningrad begins -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese fighter planes attack the American base at Pearl Harbor. -
Us declares war on Germany
The United States declares war on Germany, Italy, and Japan. -
Axis declares war on U.S.
Italy and Germany declare war against the US. -
Allies Assemble in preperation for D-Day
In England, the Allied powers assemble millions of men, tons of supplies, airplanes, and hundreds of ships in preparation for D-Day. -
D-Day
The first of nearly 3 million Allied soldiers arrive in Normandy, on the northern shores of France. -
Notmandy and Brittany
Allied troops take large portions of Normandy and Brittany initiating a German retreat. -
Paris Liberated
U.S. forces, aided by a Free French division, liberate Paris from Nazi control. -
Hitler Commits Suicide
Adolf Hitler commits suicide in Berlin. -
Germany Surrenders
The German army signs an unconditional surrender. -
WW2 Ends
A formal surrender ceremony is conducted in Tokyo Bay on the U.S. battleship Missouri. World War II officially ends.
