1928-Kelloge-Briand Pact (peace pact)
1935 -Britain allows Germany to build up its navy (violation of Treaty of Versailles)
1936-39-Spanish Civil War
1936 -Rome-Berlin Axis
1936 -Reoccupation of the Rhineland territory lost in the Versailles Treaty. no opposition
1938 -Anschluss (Germany occupies Austria)
1938-Occupation of the Sudetenland
1938 -Munich Conference
March 1939-Remainder of Czechloslovakia is occupied
1939 -Hitler-Stalin Pact (neutrality)
October 1939-March 1940-The phony war
April 1940- Attack of Norway by Germany
May 10, 1940-Attack of Belgium and Holland by the Germans
May 1940- Surrender of Leopold III and Belgium forces, and the Dutch
June 25, 1940- Petain signed the armistice for France separating France into Vichey France and German occupied France
August 1940- Battle Britain begins
September 1941-Battle of Britain postponed
November 1940-Romania and Hungary "join" Axis powers
March 1941-Bulgaria joins Axis powers
April 1941-Yugoslavia refuses to join and is invaded and conquered within three days
April 1941-Greece is occupied by the Germans giving them better access to Africa
June 22, 1941-Hitler invades the USSR
December 7, 1941-USA enters the war
November 1942-defeat of Hitler's General Rommel at the Battle of El Alemein
December !942-defeat of the German 6th army at the Battle of Stalingrad
1942-43-Retreat of German forces from USSR
July 10-1943-Invasion of Italy by the Allies
1943-44-Bombing of key production resources by the Allies throughout Germany
December 1944-Germany launches its last major offensive the Battle of the Bulge
April 1945-Berlin is occupied by the USSR
April 30, 1945-Hitler commits suicide
May 8, 1945- surrender of the German generals V-E Day