Second World War By Andiegi Jan 30, 1939 Hitler threatens Jews during Reichstag speech Mar 16, 1939 Nazis take Czechoslovakia. May 22, 1939 Nazis sign 'Pact of Steel' with Italy. Sep 1, 1939 Nazis invade Poland May 10, 1940 Nazis invade France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands; Winston Churchill becomes British Prime Minister. Aug 13, 1940 German bombing offensive against airfields and factories in England. Aug 17, 1940 Hitler declares a blockade of the British Isles. Sep 27, 1940 Tripartite (Axis) Pact signed by Germany, Italy and Japan. May 10, 1941 Heavy German bombing of London; British bomb Hamburg Jun 14, 1941 United States freezes German and Italian assets in America. Aug 1, 1941 United States announces an oil embargo against aggressor states. Dec 11, 1941 Hitler declares war on the United States. Jan 1, 1942 Declaration of the United Nations signed by 26 Allied nations. Jan 26, 1942 First American forces arrive in Great Britain. Dec 3, 1942 Battle of the Barents Sea between German and British ships. May 13, 1943 German and Italian troops surrender in North Africa. Jul 24, 1943 British bombing raid on Hamburg. Sep 8, 1943 Italian surrender to Allies is announced Oct 13, 1943 Italy declares war on Germany; Second American air raid on Schweinfurt. Mar 4, 1944 Soviet troops begin an offensive on the Belorussian front; First major daylight bombing raid on Berlin by the Allies. Mar 18, 1944 British drop 3000 tons of bombs during an air raid on Hamburg, Germany. Jul 20, 1944 Assassination attempt by German Army officers against Hitler fails. Aug 19, 1944 Resistance uprising in Paris. Apr 30, 1945 Adolf Hitler commits suicide. Jul 16, 1945 First U.S. atomic bomb test; Potsdam Conference begins.
