WW2 Timeline by Paula Diaz Zambrano

Hitler Becomes Chancellor

zambranop0787 — 2024-04-04 16:57:30 UTC

On January 30, 1933, President Paul Von Hindenburg names Adolf Hitler, leader or führer of the National Socialist German Workers Party (or Nazi Party), as Chancellor of Germany.

Anschluss (Merger with Austria)

zambranop0787 — 2024-04-04 17:02:34 UTC

Was a political union of Austria with Germany, achieved through annexation by Adolf Hitler in 1938.

Kristallnacht

zambranop0787 — 2024-04-04 17:06:19 UTC

Was an incident, where the Nazis in Germany torches synagogues, vandalized Jewish homes, schools and businesses, and murdered close to 100 Jews.

Invasion of Poland

zambranop0787 — 2024-04-04 17:11:15 UTC

Germany invaded Poland to regain lost territory and rule their neighbor to the East. It was a primer on how Hitler intended to wage war what would become the "blitzkrieg" strategy.

Battle of Britain

zambranop0787 — 2024-04-04 17:15:05 UTC

Was a battle between Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Luftwaffe, Nazi Germany's Air Force. Was the 1st battle in history that fought solely in the air.

Attack on Pearl Harbor

zambranop0787 — 2024-04-04 17:18:49 UTC

It is a U.S naval base near Honolulu, Hawaii, that was the scene of a devastating surprise attack by Japanese forces.

Battle of Midway

zambranop0787 — 2024-04-04 17:21:50 UTC

Was an epic clash between the U.S Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy that played out six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Auschwitz Liberated

zambranop0787 — 2024-04-04 17:26:02 UTC

When Soviet soldiers poured into Auschwitz, they encountered warehouses filled with massive quantities of other's people belongings.

Atomic Bombs Dropped

zambranop0787 — 2024-04-04 17:29:13 UTC

During WW2, American bombing raids on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, that marked the 1st use of atomic weapons in war.

Japan Surrenders

zambranop0787 — 2024-04-04 17:31:18 UTC

Japanese representatives signed the official instrument of Surrender, giving an end to the WW2.