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Hitler becomes Chancellor
On this day in 1933, President Paul von Hindenburg names Adolf Hitler, fÜhrer of the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi Party), as chancellor of Germany. -
Nuremberg Laws in effect against Jews
The laws excluded German Jews from Reich citizenship and prohibited them from marrying or having relations with persons of "German or related blood." -
Italy into Ethiopia
Started in October 1935, after a battle on 5 December 1934, and ended in May 1936. The war was fought between the armed forces of the Kingdom of Italy and the armed forces of the Ethiopian Empire. -
Italy, Germany and Japan signed Anti-Comintern Pact, against Russia
An anti-communist pact between Germany and the Japan (later to be joined by other governments) on November 25, 1936 and was directed against the Third (Communist) International. -
Anschluss- Germany takes over Austria with no fighting
Anschluss is the term used to describe the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany on 12 March 1938. -
Full invasion and takeover of Czechoslovakia
Hitler’s forces invade and occupy Czechoslovakia–a nation sacrificed on the altar of the Munich Pact, which was a vain attempt to prevent Germany’s imperial aims. -
German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, in which the two countries agreed to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years. -
Germany invades Poland with Blitzkrieg warfare
Blitzkrieg is a military tactic used to create disorganization within enemy forces by the use of mobile forces and concentrated firepower. -
Britain declares war on Germany
On September 3, 1939 (two days after invasion of Poland), Britain declares war on Germany which then starts the second World War. -
Battle of the Atlantic
The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest military campaign in World War II, running from 1939 to the defeat of Germany in 1945. -
Canada declares war on Germany
Britain's declaration of war did not automatically commit Canada, was the case in 1914. But there was never doubt about Canada's response: Canada was united in support of Britain and France. After Parliament debated the matter, Canada declared war on Germany on 10 September. -
Battle of Britan
The Battle of Britain was a military campaign of WWII, when the Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against the German Air Force attacks from the end of June 1940. -
Invasion of Soviet Union
Operation Barbarossa was the code name for Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II, which was launched on Sunday 22 June 1941. -
Pearl Harbour Attack
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory, on the morning of December 7, 1941. -
Japanese-Canadian Internment
Canadians of Japanese heritage were removed from their homes and businesses and sent to internment camps in the B.C. interior, and to farms and internment camps across Canada. -
Battle of El Alamein
A battle of the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War, fought in Egypt between Axis forces (Germany and Italy) of the Panzer Army Africa and Allied (British Imperial and Commonwealth) forces. -
Battle of Stalingrad
17 July, 1942 - February 2, 1943. The Battle of Stalingrad was the successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in the U.S.S.R. during World War II. -
Dieppe Raid
The Dieppe Raid was an Allied attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe during the Second World War. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle in World War II in which Nazi Germany fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia. -
Italian Campaign
The Italian Campaign of World War II was the name of Allied operations in and around Italy, from 1943 to the end of the war in Europe. -
D-Day
Landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Wikipedia -
Germany Surrenders
Germany signed an unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in Reims, France, to take effect the following day, ending the European conflict of World War II. -
Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
At the order of President Harry S. Truman during the final stage of World War II, the United States dropped nuclear weapons on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. -
Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki
At the order of President Harry S. Truman during the final stage of World War II, the United States dropped nuclear weapons on the Japanese city of Nagasaki.
