Chronology.
1921
- In 1921 Adolf Hitler became head of the National Socialist (Nazi) Party.
1922
- In 1922 the Italian government elects Benito Mussolini to be head of government.
1929
- In 1929 the stock market crashed
1939
- In September 1939 Germany invades Poland. France and Great Britain declare war on Germany, because of the Munich Pact.
1940
- In April 1940, Germany invades Norway, Denmark, Netherlands, and Belgium.
- In May 1940, France surrenders to Germany
- In July Germany begins to bomb Great Britain.
1941
- In June 1941, Germany invades Russia.
- In December 1941, Japan attacks Pearl Harbor. The US declare war on Japan. In turn, Germany declares war on the U.S..
1943
- In February of 1943 the German troops surrender to USSR in Stalingrad
- In May of 1943, the north Africa Axis troops surrender.
- In September 1943, Italy surrenders.
1944
- In June 1944, Allied troops land in Normandy France and the D-Day invasion begins.
- In December 1944 Germans launch last ditch offensive in the Battle of the Bulge.
1945
- In April 1945, Hitler commits suicide.
- In May 1945 Germany surrender, ending the war in Europe.
1921
- In 1921 Adolf Hitler became head of the National Socialist (Nazi) Party.
1922
- In 1922 the Italian government elects Benito Mussolini to be head of government.
1929
- In 1929 the stock market crashed
1939
- In September 1939 Germany invades Poland. France and Great Britain declare war on Germany, because of the Munich Pact.
1940
- In April 1940, Germany invades Norway, Denmark, Netherlands, and Belgium.
- In May 1940, France surrenders to Germany
- In July Germany begins to bomb Great Britain.
1941
- In June 1941, Germany invades Russia.
- In December 1941, Japan attacks Pearl Harbor. The US declare war on Japan. In turn, Germany declares war on the U.S..
1943
- In February of 1943 the German troops surrender to USSR in Stalingrad
- In May of 1943, the north Africa Axis troops surrender.
- In September 1943, Italy surrenders.
1944
- In June 1944, Allied troops land in Normandy France and the D-Day invasion begins.
- In December 1944 Germans launch last ditch offensive in the Battle of the Bulge.
1945
- In April 1945, Hitler commits suicide.
- In May 1945 Germany surrender, ending the war in Europe.