September 1, 1939: Germany Invades Poland
September 3, 1939: Britain and France declare war on Germany. WWII begins.
In October - Nazis begin euthanasia on sick and disabled in Germany.
May 10, 1940 - Nazis invade France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands
June 10, 1940 - Norway surrenders to the Nazis; Italy declares war on Britain and France
June 22, 1940 - France signs an armistice with Nazi Germany
July 1, 1940 - German U-boats attack merchant ships in the Atlantic
August 25/26 - First British air raid on Berlin
September 27, 1940 - Tripartite (Axis) Pact signed by Germany, Italy and Japan
March 11, 1941 - President Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act
December 7, 1941 - Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor; Hitler issues the Night and Fog decree.
December 8, 1941 - United States and Britain declare war on Japan
December 11, 1941 - Hitler declares war on the United States
Sources:
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/
http://thompsonplace.weebly.com/8/post/2013/09/wwii-timeline-1939-1941.html#comments
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