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Hitler becomes Chancellor
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany on the 30th of January in 1933 by President Paul von Hindenburg -
China Invaded
Japan invades China starting the war in the pacific -
Albania Annexed
The facist country of Italy annexes Albania. -
The Invasion of Poland
The start of the war with the bombings on Poland. Hitler used the Blitzkrieg strategy to invade Poland. -
Poland Surrenders
Poland gives up and flees to Romania while Poland is divided -
Norway and Denmark Attacked
Germany attacks Norway and Denmark. Denmark surrenders on day of attack and Norway holds out until June -
Italy Enters The War
Italy formally enters the war on the Axis Side -
Italy Invades France
After entering the war, Italy invades the southern part of France -
Invasion of Greece
Italy invades Greece by going thorugh Albania -
The Battle of Britian Ends
The Battle of Britian ends with the Nazi's taking defeat -
Bulgaria Joins the War
Bulgaria joins World War II on the side of the Axis powers -
Balkans Get Attacked
The Germans launch an attack on the Balkans -
Germans invade Russia
Hitler and his army begin the attack on Russia -
Bombing on Pearl Harbor
At 12:55 EST Japanese ships and jets bombed the Pearl Harbor Naval Base -
D-Day
British and U.S troops sucsessfully land on the beaches of Normandy -
Capturing of Okinawa
Allied forces land on the island of Okinawa the last stop before the Japanese Islands -
Hitler Commits Suicide
The German leader Adolf Hitler was pronounced dead -
V-E Day
The Nazi party announces its surrender to the Allied Forces -
Bombing of Hiroshima
The United States drops and Atomic Bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima -
Bombing of Nagasaki
The United States drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. -
Japan Surrenders
Japan after agreeing to formally surrender after the 2 atomic bombings