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Hitler Takes Power
Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany and takes rule. -
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The Holocaust
nazis took power over Germany in January of 1933. They found themselves superior to the Jewish people and began treating them unfairly due to racial differences. The Jews were brutally treated and the population shrank greatly. -
Germany Invades Poland
Hitler declared war on Poland in September of 1939 which led to Britain and France declaring war upon Germany. -
Germany Takes France
German air and ground forces defeat the French military giving France to the rule of Hitler. -
France Officially Surrenders
France signs an armistice with germany and surrenders leaving Britain alone to fight against the German forces. -
Stalingrad
On June 22nd, 1941, four million German soldiers crossed the borders of Russia. They advanced into Moscow, Leningrad, and Stalingrad. -
Germans Invade The Soviet Union
Germany makes steps toward the Soviet Union violating their Nonaggression Pact they priorly madde. -
US Officially Declares War
The United States decided to make the war with Japan, Italy, and Germany official on December 11, 1941. -
Hitler Is Done
Adolf Hitler made the rash decision to end his own life on May 1, 1945. -
Germany Surrenders
May 2, 1945 marks the end of Germany's part in the war with their surrender after their chancellor commits suicide.
