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WWII Timeline
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Germany remilitarizes the Rhineland
Hitler ordered his troops to re-enter the Rhineland. This broke the rules of the Treaty of Versailles. Over 32,000 soldiers and armed policemen crossed into the Rhineland and took control by remilitarizing. -
Anschluss
The annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany. The people of Austria were happy with this and went along with Hitler. -
Nonagression Pact Signed
Stalin and Hitler signed this Pact. Germany and the Soviet Union agree to a nonaggression pact. (Will not fight each other) -
Invasion of Poland
This was the invasion of Poland by Germany, and the Soviet Union. This marked the beginning of World War II in Europe. -
Holocaust Begins
The Holocaust is said to have begun with the start of the war. Jewish People were hated by Hitler and his personal resentment made them his target as to why there were problems in the late 1930's. This date varies since many people in the world can not determine a specific date when they started the Holocaust. 6 million Jews were killed through genocide. Other groups that were discriminated against were Gypsies, Poles, and the mentally disabled. -
Britain and France declare war on Germany
They were the first countries to offically declare war on Germany. -
Evacuation at Dunkirk
The British, French and Belgian troops were cut off by the German army during the Battle of Dunkirk. There were 338,000 troops rescued. -
German Troops Invade Paris
French troops withdrew to avoid a violent battle and total destruction of Paris. Nazi's occupied France and the area of Vichy, France. Vichy went along with the Germans and supported the Germans. The surrender of France was on June 22. -
Battle of Britain
The "Air battle for England" or "Air battle for Great Britain". This is the name given to the World War II air war with the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) against the United Kingdom, Royal Air Force (RAF). This went until October 31. The RAF won. -
Japan Joins the Axis Powers
Tripartite Pact, orThree-Power Pact, wad signed in Berlin, Germany. This made the Axis Powers of World War II. The pact was signed by representatives of Germany (Adolf Hitler), Italy (foreign minister Galeazzo Ciano), and Japan (Japanese ambassador to Germany Saburo Kurusu). -
Satalin orders "Scorched Earth"
They burnt their resources in The Soviet Union so that Hitler and the Nazi's would not be able to use their resources to gain an advantage. -
Atlantic Charter
Roosevelt and Churchill signed the Atlantic Charter. The two leaders wrote up the Atlantic Charter for what they wanted to accomplish after WWII. -
Siege of Leningrad
The Soviet Union vs. the Germans. This was the failure of the German Army to capture Leningrad. This battle lasted until January 27, 1944 (871 days). -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
This action by the Japanese led the Americans' into World War II. This was a completely one sided attack and it was the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The attack was isupposed to be a preventative act in order to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions of the Empire of Japan. -
Germany and Italy Declared war on the US
America responded by declaring war on the two Axis powers. Hitler accused President Roosevelt of going against Germany since 1937, blamed him for the beginning of war in 1939 and said he was planning to invade Germany in 1943. -
Executive Order 9066
People along the west coast (mostly) of "Foreign Enemy Ancestry" were forced to move away from their homes and into Internment Camps, 1/3 of 119,000 were forced to move. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Russia. The Germans surrendered on Feb 2, 1943 and the battle ended. It is one of the bloodiest battles in history. -
Operation Tourch
This was out first invasion. The British and American troops invaded at Al Alamein in Egypt. We were successful here. Dwight Eisenhower was our leader and the Allies were eventually defeated at Kasserine Pass. The Axis powers surrendered in North Africa in May, 1943. The Germans were driven from Africa. -
Allies take control of Sicily
They took control in about a month. General George S. Patton was the leader. Mussolini was forced out of his office and he was taken to prision. -
Allies invade Italy
The Allies took control of Italy in about a month. General George S. Patton was the leader and Mussolini was forced out of office and then imprisioned. (Hitler eventually breaks him out) Italy surredered by September to the Allies and the Allies took control of Southern Italy. -
Italy Surrenders to the Allies
The surrender was finally signed on 3 September in Sicily, it was agreed to keep it secret until the Allied invasion of Italy was well under way. -
D- Day
This was the day of the Normandy landings. The Allies landed on the coast of France to liberate the people from the Nazi occupation during World War II. -
FDR Dies
President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Georgia. -
Mussolini Dies
Italians capture, murder, and mutilate his body. -
Adolf Hitler commits suicide
He died by a gun shot. His wife committed suicide at the same time by ingesting cyanide. -
Germany Surrenders
The German army signs an unconditional surrender. -
Victory in Europe Day
The World War II Allies accepted the surrender of the armed forces of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. This was done by Hitler's replacement President of Germany Karl Dönitz. -
End of the Holocaust
The best guess that many historias have for the date of the Holocaust ending is May 8, 1945. This date marked Victory in Europe Day and also when the Allies would have begun to set more of the Jews free. -
Hiroshima Atomic Bomb
The United States dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima in Japan. The bomb was developed by the Manhattan Project. Little Boy was dropped on the city of Hiroshima. 90,000–166,000 people were killed with this bomb. -
Nagasaki Atomic Bomb
The bomb was developed by the Manhattan Project and dropped in Japan. The Fat Man was dropped on Nagasaki. This bomb killed 60,000–80,000 in Nagasaki. -
End of WWII; Surrender of Japan
This stopped many of the WWII hostilites. The Japanese government signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, this was the formal document ending World War II.
