Europe 1933 - 1945

Europe 1933 - 1945

Period: Jan 1, 1933 to Dec 31, 1945

The events that took place in Europe during 1933 - 1945.

Hitler became Chancellor of Germany

Jan 30, 1933

Hindenburg appointed Hitler as the Choncellor of Germany.

Reichstag got on fire

Feb 27, 1933

The Reichstag got on fire, and Hitler blamed the communists that they have started the fire.

Japan left the league of nations

Mar 1, 1933

Japan invaded Manchuria. The League retorted with a condemnation of Japan's violation of the covenant, and the Japanese promptly withdrew from the League in March 1933.

Elections of 1933

Mar 5, 1933

After this elections Hitler took complete control. Winning with a 43.9% of the votes and 228 seats.

Enabling-Law

Mar 23, 1933

Democracy came to an end when the reichstag passed the enabling-law. This gave Hitler the power to introduce future laws without the agreement of the reichstag. Hitler was now the dictator of Germany.

Rearmament

Jul 1, 1933

Germany started to produce tanks.

New politic of Hitler

Oct 1, 1933

He withdraw Germany from the league of nations and from the disarmament conference.

Rearmament

Jan 1, 1934

Germany was making warships, aircraft by this year.
The aircraft rose from 36 planes in 1932, to 1938 planes in 1934.
It also began to increase the number of the German Soldiers.

Führer

Aug 2, 1934

Hitler proclaims himself as the Führer.

The Soviet Union became a member of the League.

Sep 18, 1934

The Soviet Union became a member of the League.

Nuremberg Laws

Sep 15, 1935

First anti-Jewish racial laws enacted; Jews no longer considered German citizens; Jews could not marry Aryans; nor could they fly the German flag.

Germans march into the Rhineland

Mar 7, 1936

Germans march into the Rhineland that was desmilitarized by the Treaty of Versallies.

Rome-Berlin Axis

Oct 25, 1936

Hitler and Mussolini sign the Rome-Berlin Axis.

Meeting between Hitler and schuschnigg

Feb 12, 1938

Hitler demanded schuschnigg that nazis be allowed to join the Austrian government and be given control of law an order.

Plebiscite

Mar 9, 1938

Schuchnigg announced that there would be a plebiscite in Austria to decide wether Austrians wanted to remain independent. But the lowest age for voting was 24 years old.

German invasion to Austria

Mar 11, 1938

Germany invaded Austria. Without taking into account the plebiscite.

Anschluss

Mar 13, 1938

Incorporation of Austria to the German Empire.

Munich Conference

Sep 30, 1938

Great Britain and France agree to German occupation of the Sudetenland, previously western Czechoslovakia.

Czechoslovakia

Mar 15, 1939

Germans conquer Czechoslovakia.

Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact

Aug 23, 1939

Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact signed: non-aggression pact between Soviet Union and Germany.

Second world war

Sep 1, 1939

Germany invades Poland and Britain and France declare war to German.

Denmark and southern Norway

Apr 9, 1940

Denmark and southern Norway is occupied by Germany.

Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France.

May 10, 1940

Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France. are invaded by Germany.

France surrenders.

Jun 22, 1940

France surrenders after the invasion on Paris.

Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis.

Sep 27, 1940

Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis is signed.

Yugoslavia and Greece

Apr 6, 1941

Yugoslavia and Greece is attacked, and occupated afterwards by Germany.

Soviet Union

Jun 22, 1941

Germany invades the Soviet Union.

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Japanese attack Pearl Harbor. A United States military base in Hawaii.

United states enters to the second WW

Dec 11, 1941

United States declares war on Japan and Germany.

British forces defeat German forces in Africa

Oct 1, 1942

British forces defeat German forces in Africa during the battle of El Alamein.

The German army defending Stalingrad surrenders.

Jan 31, 1943

The German army defending Stalingrad surrenders.

Germans and Italians lost all territories in North Africa

May 1, 1943

Germans and Italians were driven out completely of Northern Africa.

Benito Mussolini is removed as Italy's Prime Minister

Jul 25, 1943

Benito Mussolini is removed as Italy's Prime Minister and replaced by Badoglio.

Germany occupies Hungary.

Mar 19, 1944

Germany occupies Hungary.

Operation Dragoon

Aug 14, 1944

Operation Dragoon, Allies land on the French Mediterranean coast.

The Germans launch a counter-offensive

Dec 16, 1944

The Germans launch a counter-offensive, in the Ardennes, the "Battle of the Bulge."

Mussolini is executed

Apr 28, 1945

Mussolini is captured and executed.

Germany surrenders

May 8, 1945

Germany surrenders; end of Third Reich

Bombing of Hiroshima

Aug 6, 1945

United states drops the atomic bomb in Hiroshima.

Japan surrenders

Sep 2, 1945

Japan surrenders; end of World War II

Hitler commits suicide

Nov 18, 1945

Hitler commits suicide with the Soviet union troops entering to his bunker.