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Treaty of Versailles
A meeting is held in Versailles, France to ensure peace. Britain, Italy, France and the USA are the main decision makers; they all exclude Germany from having their say and instead create a treaty declaring that Germany is to blame for the entire war. Germany has many repercussions including reduction of army forces, land, their ability to trade and most vitally they are taxed a huge amount of money. This tax causes the German economy to collapse under the pressure. -
Adolf Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany by Hindenburg. He begins enforcing his policies and his tyrany across Germany. -
First concentration camp established
Communists, opposers of Hitler, Jews, Gypsies and other 'offenders' of Hitler's idealogies are placed in the first concentration camp called Dachau. Many other concentration camps follow Dachau after it's establishment. -
Enabling Act
Hitler and his Nazis underhandedly cause an 'emergancy' within the German government by burning down the Reichstag. The fire is blamed on a young Communist Dutch man. Because of this crisis Hitler puts forward the notion of an Enabling act, effectively placing him as the unopposed ruler of Germany. The German government agrees and Hitler is pronounced to be the sole leader of Germany. -
Invasion of Poland
Hitler orders the invasion of Poland, starting with Danzig (German land given to Poland as a result of The Treaty of Versailles) directly ignoring the Allies warning that they will declare war. -
The Battle of Britain
Germany performs air raids on British land. They are defeated by British fighter planes and a resilience that Hitler did not take into account. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
Hitler puts forward his plan to take Russia as his own. After the Nazis have invaded the Soviet Union, Hitler orders the invasion of the city Stalingrad, for various reasons, including it's industrial roots allowing German soldiers more supplies and cutting suppplies from Russian soldiers. The battle is brutal and many civillians are caught in the crossfire. The Russians come up victorious, signaling Nazi Germany's downfall. -
Battle of Kokoda
Australia troops sent to Papua New Guinea to drive out the Japanese who intend to use the country as a base for invading Australia. They are key to the prevention of Australia's imminent invasion. -
D-day
The invasion of Normandy or D-day, was the succesful attempt to liberate France, and eventually, the rest of europe from Germany's control. Allied forces, the British, Canadian and American armies, first sent in soldiers behind enemy lines the night before. After this, they bombed the german defence before sending in a large combined army to Normandy beach and claiming back France. -
Berlin Bunker
Hitler and many of his close companions and their families retreat to his bomb-proof bunker where he marries his long time mistress, Ava Braun, and commits suicide with her. -
German forces surrender
Russia and the USA land in Berlin to place more pressure of German troops. German forces in Italy and Germany surrender to the allies. -
Atomic Bombs
USA warns Japan to surrender but is met with refusal. President Trueman makes the decision to deploy two atomic bombs, one at Hiroshima and one at Nagasaki. Japan is forced to surrender.
