WWII Timeline

Germany Withdraws From Disarmament Talks

Jan 1, 1933

Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany.

WWII

Period: Jan 1, 1933 to Dec 31, 1941

Hitler Repudiates Versailles Treaty

Mar 18, 1935

Although Germany had been building up its army and air forces since the early 1920s, in violation of the Treaty of Versailles, the German goverment had kept this secret.

Italian Invasion of Ethiopia

Oct 8, 1935

Isolated clashes along the border betweeb Ethiopia and Italian Somaliland had been going on since December 1934, leading Benito Mussolini's Fascist government to begin preparations for an assult on the country.

Germany Reoccupies the Rhineland

Mar 28, 1936

The Treaty of Versilles had prohibited Germany from stationing any military forces in a zone that reached from the German borders with france to Rhine River

Civil War Breaks Out In Spain

Jul 14, 1936

Germany Annexes Austria

Mar 28, 1938

Czech Crisis and Munich Conference

Sep 2, 1938

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Hitler Threatens Poland

Oct 27, 1938

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Germany Dismembers Czechoslovakia

Mar 22, 1939

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Italy Invades Albania

Apr 7, 1939

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Germany Invades Poland-World War II Begins

Sep 28, 1939

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Germany Invades Denmark and Norway

Apr 27, 1940

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