Timeline: The War in Europe 1933 1934 1936 1937 1938 1939

Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany. First concentration camp opened at Oranienburg outside erlin. Enabling Act gi!es Hitler dictatorial po"er. Adolf Hitler becomes F#hrer of Germany. The German Gestapo is placed abo!e the la". $o!iet leader %osef $talin begins a purge of &ed Army generals. German military mobili'es. ritish fleet mobili'es( Ci!ilian e!acuations begin from )ondon. *a'is in!ade +oland. ritain, France, Australia and *e" -ealand declare "ar on Germany. .nited $tates proclaims its neutrality( German troops cross the /istula &i!er in +oland. Canada declares "ar on Germany( attle of the Atlantic begins. $o!iets in!ade +oland. *a'is begin euthanasia on sic0 and disabled in Germany. *a'is in!ade 1enmar0 and *or"ay. *a'is in!ade France, elgium, )u2embourg and the *etherlands( Winston Churchill becomes ritish +rime 3inister. elgium surrenders to the *a'is. Germans bomb +aris *or"ay surrenders to the *a'is( 4taly declares "ar on ritain and France Germans enter +aris. attle of ritain begins German lit' against ritain begins. Tripartite 5A2is6 +act signed by Germany, 4taly and %apan &oose!elt re7elected as ..$. president .nited $tates free'es German and 4talian assets in America &oose!elt free'es %apanese assets in .nited $tates and suspends relations. *a'is order %e"s to "ear yello" stars. First e2perimental use of gas chambers at Ausch"it'. %apanese bomb +earl Harbor .nited $tates and ritain declare "ar on %apan. Hitler declares "ar on the .nited $tates. First American forces arri!e in Great ritain. %apanese7Americans sent to relocation centers. 3ass murder of %e"s by gassing begins at Ausch"it'. First all7American air attac0 in Europe Casablanca conference bet"een Churchill and &oose!elt. &oose!elt announces the "ar can end only "ith 8unconditional German surrender.8 171ay landings on the northern coast of France. $o!iet troops liberate first concentration camp at 3a9dane0 )iberation of +aris. 3assi!e German surrender at Aachen, Germany. attle of the ulge in the Ardennes. Adolf Hitler commits suicide. German troops in 4taly surrender. .nconditional surrender of all German forces to Allies. /7E 5/ictory in Europe6 1ay. First atomic bomb dropped, on Hiroshima, %apan. $econd atomic bomb dropped, on *agasa0i, %apan. %apanese agree to unconditional surrender. $ign the surrender agreement( /7% 5/ictory o!er %apan6 1ay.

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%apanese bomb +earl Harbor, Ha"aii( also attac0 the +hilippines, Wa0e 4sland, Guam, 3alaya, Thailand, $hanghai and 3id"ay. ..$. and ritain declare "ar on %apan. %apanese land near $ingapore and enter Thailand. China declares "ar on %apan. First %apanese "arship sun0 by a ..$. submarine. $urprise ..$. :1oolittle: 7;< air raid from the HO&*ET against To0yo boosts Allied morale. Turning point in the "ar occurs "ith a decisi!e !ictory for the ..$. against %apan in the attle of 3id"ay ..$. begins submarine "arfare against %apanese shipping. ..$. Air raids against O0ina"a. 4"o %ima bombarded by the ..$. *a!y. The ..$. Army Air Force begins preparations for dropping the Atomic omb by establishing the <=>th Composite Group to operate the 7;>s that "ill deli!er the bomb. ..$. 3arines in!ade 4"o %ima. +resident &oose!elt dies, succeeded by Harry $. Truman. /ictory in Europe 1ay. %apanese begin "ithdra"al from China. )iberation of +hilippines declared. ?,=== bomber raids against %apan begin. The first ..$. *a!al bombardment of %apanese home islands. First Atomic omb is successfully tested in the ..$. First Atomic omb dropped on Hiroshima $econd Atomic omb is dropped on *agasa0i %apanese accept unconditional surrender