WWII German Top Ten

WWII German Top Ten Events

Period: Jan 29, 1933 to Sep 2, 1945

Holocaust Began #1

Jan 30, 1933

in 1933 to 1945 11 million people were killed, 6 million of which were jewish.

German and USSR Invasion #5

Sep 1, 1939

Germany and USSR invades Poland to capture polish capital of Warsaw.

Battle of France #6

May 10, 1940

Also known as the Fall of france, Hitlers strategy caught allies by surprise and occupied France, Netherlands, and Belgium with in six weeks.

Battle of Britain #7

Jul 10, 1940

Germany launches an air attack on Great Britain lasting until october first.

Germany Invade USSR #4

Jun 1, 1941

Opening whats known as the eastern front

Operation Barbarossa #8

Jun 22, 1941

Nazi invasion of Soviet Russia, Hitler saw Russia as a large supply of raw materials and land for labor camps.

Battle Of Stalingrad #9

Aug 23, 1942

Battle of Stalingrad. Germany's entire Sixth Army is lost, and the war begins turning in favor of the Allies.

D-Day #3

Jun 1, 1944

Operation Overlord- The allied powers take back France.

Battle of the Bulge #10

Dec 16, 1944

Adolf Hitler attempted to split allied from north west europe

Hitler Commits Suicide #2

Apr 30, 1945

Hitler kils himself with the 7.65mm Walther PP which he recieved on his 50th birthday after he took a Cyanide capsule.