World War 2

  • Depression Hits Germany

    Depression Hits Germany
    In 1929 a Depression hits Germany, after this happened Hitler promised the people that he would rebuild Germany and everyone in Germany was very appealed by this.
  • Hitler becomes Fuhrer

    Hitler becomes Fuhrer
    In August of 1934 The German president Paul Von Hindenburg dies , Hitler then abolishes the office and it now the president of Germany, although he never really like being called the president out of respect for Hindenburg. He declares himself Fuhrer, which means leader of his party (nazi party).
  • Hitler takes Czechoslovakia

    Hitler takes Czechoslovakia
    September 1938, Hitler takes the Southern part of Czechoslovakia He stated it was to unify the German people living there under the German rule.
  • Nazis take over France

    Nazis take over France
    German troops overran Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxemburg and france in six weeks starting in May of 1940 leaving great britain as the only country fighting the nazi party.
  • Tripartite pact

    Tripartite pact
    September 27th 1940, Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, Imperial Japan sign a pact to join there forces and it was to last approximately 10 years and it strengthened the axis powers.
  • USS greer

    USS greer
    September of 1941 Germany fired upon the USS Greer (American Destroyer) this was known as the greer incident after this happened FDR ordered that the navy to shoot all axis vessels on sight!
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    December 7th 1941, Japan staged a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor decimating The US pacific fleet, When Germany and Italy declared war on the United States just days later, and America found itself in a global war.
  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad
    Germany invaded the soviet Union in 1941 but the battle of Stalingrad started in August of 1942, when German troops tried to take control of The city of Stalingrad, in effort to take control of the South of Russia
  • Operation Overlord

    Operation Overlord
    This was also known as D-Day, it was located in Normandy France on Ohama Beach, American General Dwight. D. Eisenhower was one of the leaders of this offense. 175,000 allied forces came ashore in Normandy France, almost 4000 killed or wounded, this would be the start of the end for German occupation in France.
  • Hitlers death

    Hitlers death
    April 30th 1945 Adolf Hitler, held in a bunker in his headquarters in Berlin, He had commited suicide and many say that Ava Braun was right next to him.