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WWII Timeline
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Treaty of Versailles
peace treaties at the end of wwi no more war between Germany and Allied States -
Mussolini comes to power in Italy
during World War I he was a leading proponent of Facism. paramilitary Fascist movement in 1919 and became prime minister in 1922. -
Stalin Lauches the first of his five year plans
Stalins economical goals. He created collective farming system and had peasants working on them. -
Hitler became Chancellor
President Paul von Hindenburg names Adolf Hitler, leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party. -
Dachau Opens
first nazi consentration camp. death 10,000 to 30,000 -
Nuremberg Laws Pass
anti-Jewish statutes enacted by Germany. It was a major step in clarifying racial policy and removing Jewish influences from Aryan society. -
Start Spanish Civil war
The Nationalists won, and Franco ruled Spain for the next 36 years. -
Austrian Anschluss
The annexation of Austria by nazi Germany -
Germany annexed the Studetenland
part of czechoslovakia and was under the Munich agreement -
Kristallnacht
a series of coordinated deadly attacks) against Jews throughout Nazi Germany and Austria. -
End Spanish Cilil War
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Germany Invades Poland
Adolf Hitler seeks to regain lost territory and ultimately rule Poland. what would become the “blitzkrieg” strategy. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact Signed
Non-Aggression Pact, which guaranteed that the two countries would not attack each other. By signing this pact, Germany had protected itself from having to fight a two-front war. -
Germany invades Norway & Denmark
deploying thousands of German troops and occupying Norway. At the same time, German forces occupy Copenhagen, among other Danish cities. -
Auschwitz is opened
nazi consentration camp the first to have polish prisoners. -
Stalin becomes the Soviet Premier
head of government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics -
Germany invades the Soviet Union
largest invasion in the history of warfare. In addition to troops, the Germans employed some 600,000 motor vehicles and between 600–700,000 horses. -
Pearl Harbor Attack by the Japanese
was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, in the United States Territory of Hawaii. -
Start Battle of Stalingrad
fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad. -
British deafeat the Germans at El Alamein
major offensive against the Axis. Western Allies got the victory. -
End Battle of Stalingrad
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D-Day
Invation of Norway. The operation began the invasion of German-occupied western Europe. -
Start Battle of the Bulge
German offensive campaign in Belgium, France. -
End Battle of the Bulge
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Yalta Confrence
meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union, represented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, -
Germany surrenders
General Dwight Eisenhower demanded complete surrender of all German forces. -
Auschwitz is Liberated
the Soviet army entered Auschwitz and liberated more than 7,000 remaining prisoners, who were mostly ill and dying. -
Start Nuremburg Trails
Held for the purpose of bringing Nazi war criminals to justice, the Nuremberg trials were a series of 13 trials carried out in Nuremberg, Germany -
End Nuremburg Trails