World War II By breeanakenny Jan 1, 1931 Japan invades Manchuria Jan 1, 1933 Hitler becomes German Chancellor and withdraws Germany from the League of Nations Jan 1, 1935 Germany announces rearmament and conscription Feb 1, 1935 Italy invades Abyssinia (Ethiopia) Jan 1, 1936 German troops re-enter the Rhineland Feb 1, 1936 Italy and Germany support Franco in the Spanish Civil War Mar 1, 1936 Germany and Japan become allies Jan 1, 1937 Japan invades China Jan 1, 1938 German troops occupy Austria Feb 1, 1938 Czechoslovakia is weakened as the Sudenland is ceded to Germany at the Munich conference Mar 1, 1939 Germany occupies Czechoslovakia. Italy invades Albania Aug 1, 1939 The Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact is signed Sep 3, 1939 Germany invades Poland. Britian and Frace declare war on Germany Apr 1, 1940 German overruns Denmark, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and France. Italy enters the war. Aug 1, 1940 The Battle of Britian prevents a German invasion of Britian Dec 1, 1940 British and Australian forces defeat Italians in North Africa May 1, 1941 Germany invades Yugoslavia and Greece Jun 1, 1941 Germany invade the USSR Dec 1, 1941 Japan attacks Pearl Harbour and British Malaya Jan 1, 1942 Japanese advance in South-East Asia and the Pacific Feb 1, 1942 Mass greetings begin at Auschwitz Mar 1, 1942 Geras are defeated at El Alamein Jan 1, 1943 Russians defeat Germans at Stalingrad Jan 1, 1944 Japanese are forced back in the Pacific Jan 1, 1944 After the 'D-Day' landings, the Wesr=tern Allies advance towards Grmany while Soviet forces advance on the Eastern Front. May 1, 1945 Germany surrenders Sep 1, 1945 Japan surrenders following dropping attomic bombs
