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WWII
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Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
Hitler's Nazi Party became the largest elected party in the German Reichstag, leading to his appointment as chancellor in 1933. -
Rome-Berlin Axis Treaty
Italy and Germany create a non-aggression pact. -
Anti-Comintern Pact
The Anti-Comintern Pact was an anti-communist pact concluded between Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan -
Germany Invades Poland
German troops parade through Warsaw after the invasion of Poland. -
Germany takes France
In the Second World War, the Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, was the successful German invasion of France -
Italy joins War
Italy entered World War II on the Axis side. -
Germany attacks Russia
Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941, in the largest German military operation of World War II. -
Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a crucial and decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theatre of World War II -
Italian Surrender
Italy surrenders, and Germany and the Allies both try to take the now ungoverened land. -
D-Day
The World War II D-Day invasion of Normandy, France. Led by the allies. -
Battle of the Bulge
In December 1944, Adolph Hitler attempted to split the Allied armies in northwest Europe by means of a surprise blitzkrieg thrust through the Ardennes to Antwerp. -
Germany Surrenders
In the three or four months up to the end of April, over 800,000 German soldiers surrendered to Allies. -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
In August 1945, during the final stage of the Second World War, the United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
Japan Surrenders
Japan surrenders on Sep 02, 1945 to the Allies
