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Adolf Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany.
Adolf Hitler appointed
Chancellor of Germany. -
Anschluss
Germany annexes Austria. -
Germany invades Poland Starts WWII
starting World War II in Europe. -
Italy declares war on France and UK
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Operation Barbarossa
Germany invades the Soviet Union. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japan bombs the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. -
D-Day
Allied forces invade Normandy, France. -
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Largest naval battle of World War II in the Pacific. -
Yalta Conference
Allied leaders meet to plan post-war Europe. -
Hitler’s suicide
commits suicide in his bunker in Berlin. -
Battle of Berlin
Soviet forces capturing the city -
Atomic Bombing Hiroshima
United States drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. -
Atomic bombing of Nagasaki
United States drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. -
Official end of World War II
Japan’s formal surrender ceremonies in Tokyo Bay. -
VJ Day
Japan formally surrenders aboard USS Missouri, ending World War II.