WWII Timeline By ahernandez-corona Jul 29, 1921 Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the National Socialist Party (Nazi). Nov 8, 1923 Hitler's Beer Hall Putsch A failed takeover of the government in Bavaria. Hitler was convicted of treason and sentenced to prison for five years. Jul 18, 1925 Hitler's book "Mein Kampf" was published Sep 14, 1930 Nazis are elected by the Germans and making them the second largest political party in Germany Nov 8, 1932 FDR is ected as president of the United States Jan 30, 1933 Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany Feb 27, 1933 German Reichstag burns Mar 12, 1933 The first concentration camp opened, ourside of Berlin Mar 23, 1933 Hitler gets dictorial power because of the Enabling Act Jul 14, 1933 The Nazi Party is declared to be the only political party of Germany Sep 15, 1935 The rights of German Jews were removed by Nuremberg Race Laws Feb 10, 1936 The secret police of Germany (Gestapo) are placed above the law 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States Sep 13, 1942 Battle of Stalingrad begins Jan 27, 1943 Americans begin bombing Germany Feb 2, 1943 Germans surrender at Stalingrad, Germany loses sixth army May 7, 1943 Allies take tunisia May 13, 1943 German and Italian troops surrender in North Africa Nov 18, 1943 Large British air raid on Berlin May 15, 1944 Germans surrender in the Crimea Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Jul 24, 1944 Liberation of the first concentration camp Aug 25, 1944 Liberation of Paris Apr 18, 1945 German forces in the Ruhr surrender Apr 28, 1945 Mussolini dies Apr 30, 1945 Adolf Hitler commits suicide May 7, 1945 Surrender of all german forces Jun 5, 1945 Allies divide up Germany and Berlin, then take over the government Aug 6, 1945 The first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan Aug 9, 1945 Second atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki, Japan Sep 2, 1945 Japanese sign the surrender agreement Nov 20, 1945 Nuremberg war crime trials begin
