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Nazis take the Sudetenland
Hitler wanted to take Sudetenland and the leaders had a conference meeting to make a deal. -
Ribbentrop/Molotov Pact
Hitler didnt want to repeat the mistakes from World War One and wanted to avoid a two front war, so he signed a peace between the Soviet Union and Germany. -
Germany's Invasion of Poland
Hitler had launched an invasion of Poland just one week after the treay between the Soviet Union and Germany, offically beggining World War Two -
German Blitzkrieg
The Blitzkrieg was Hitlers way of fighting World War Two which was successful for two years but eventually failed him. -
Battle of Britain
German forces kept making daily bombing runs through Britain hoping the defenses would fall, but they held and in October 1940 Hitler cancelled the attack on Britain, but they would continue long after. -
Nazi Invasion of the Soviet Union
Hitler. not long after conquering France, decided to attack the Soviet Union and he signed a plan to launch an assault on December 18th, 1940. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese had launched a surprise attack on the U.S. at Pearl Harbor, after the bombing Japan declared war on the U.S. and Germany and Italy declared war soon after. -
Wannsee Conference
15 high ranking German soldiers and Nazi Party SS got together to discuss the elimination of the European Jews which they called the "Final Solution". -
Battle of Stalingrad
Hitler launched an attack on Stalingrad in the Soviet Union hoping to cut off Stalin and defeat him. -
Allied Invasion of Africa
The Allied forces needed to take a move and they decided to take control of Africa which would cut off Germany and give them a leaping point into Italy. -
Operation Gomorrah
U.S. and British forces bombed Hamburg night and day, Britain flew at night while U.S. flew during the day and Germany took heavy damage. -
D-Day (Normandy Invasion)
The Allied forces were mountaing an assault on Normandy and weakening Germany. -
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was Hitlers last attempt to stop the Allies from advancing, he sent a surprised Blitzkrieg to halt them but it was broken and he suffered major losses. -
Liberation of concentration camps
The Allied forces had gone far into Germany and came upon the concentration camps and began to liberate them. -
VE Day
VE (Victory in Europe) Day is the day when Germany had offically surrendered and World War Two had ended.
