WW2 Timeline

By egentleman
  • Hitler announces expansion of army

    Hitler announces expansion of army

    After the Treaty of Versailles, Germany had a very limited army, air force, and navy. He announced that he would expand their army, navy, and air force. The surrounding countries allowed this on the grounds of appeasement.
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    Mussolini invades Ethiopia

  • Rhineland Invasion

    Rhineland Invasion

    On March 7, 1936, Hitler sent troops into Rhineland. Although the Rhineland river valley was part of Germany, it was very close to France.
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    Germany and Italy form unofficial alliance

    They both recognize common political and economic interests.
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    Rome-Berlin Axis

    Italy and Germany create a formal alliance
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    Anti-Comintern Pact

    Germany and Japan ally to fight communism.
  • Hilter sets up a puppet government in Austria

    Hilter sets up a puppet government in Austria

  • Hitler annexes Austria

    Hitler annexes Austria

    Since Hitler was Austrian, he had a special love for Austria, so he took it over first
  • Hitler demands control of Sudetenland

    Hitler demands control of Sudetenland

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    Hitler captures Bohemia and Morovia

    He then sets up a puppet government in slovakia.
  • In Prague, Hitler declares that he would be known as the greatest German of them all

    In Prague, Hitler declares that he would be known as the greatest German of them all

  • Nazi-Soviet Nonagression Pact

    Nazi-Soviet Nonagression Pact

  • Hitler invades Poland

    Hitler invades Poland

  • Great Britain and France declare war on Germany

    Great Britain and France declare war on Germany

  • Soviets and Nazis split Poland

    Soviets and Nazis split Poland

  • Hitler attacks Denmark and Norway

    Hitler attacks Denmark and Norway

  • Hitler attacks the Netherlands, Belgium, and France

    Hitler attacks the Netherlands, Belgium, and France

  • France signed an armistance with Germany

    France signed an armistance with Germany

    This created a puppet government in France, which was run by Germany. It was called Vichy France.
  • Germany attacks the Soviet Union

    Germany attacks the Soviet Union

  • Japan attacks Pearl Harour and the Philippine Islands

    Japan attacks Pearl Harour and the Philippine Islands

  • Battle of Coral Sea

    Battle of Coral Sea

  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway

  • Axis forces surrender in Tunisia

    Axis forces surrender in Tunisia

  • Battle of Kursk

    Battle of Kursk

    Soviets defeat the Germans
  • Rome falls to the Allies

    Rome falls to the Allies

  • Mussolini gets assassinated

    Mussolini gets assassinated

  • Hitler commits suicide

    Hitler commits suicide

  • German commanders surrender

    German commanders surrender

    This causes the end of the European Theater of the war
  • US uses and atomic bomb in Hiroshima

    US uses and atomic bomb in Hiroshima

  • US uses atomic bomb in Nagasaki

    US uses atomic bomb in Nagasaki

  • Japan surrenders

    Japan surrenders

    This causes the end of the European Theater, which ends World War 2