ÿþ<html> <head> <title>WHKMLA : Timelines - Appeasement and World War II </title> <!-- copyright Alexander Ganse, 2003-2006 --> </head> <body bgcolor="lightblue" text="black" link="blue" vlink="red" alink="brown"> <style> <!-- A{ font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-face: arial; } --> </style> <DIV align ="center"> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "../../index.html"> <img src = "../../whkmla2.jpg" border = "0"> </a></TD></TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <img src = "../../meh.jpg" border = "0"> </a></TD></TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width = "150" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> Arts during the Interbellum</b></font></TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "tlibarts.html"> <img src = "../../region/arrowleft.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "xtimelines.html"> <img src = "../timelines.jpg" border = "0"> </TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "tlpostwar.html"> <img src = "../../region/arrowright.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD width = "150" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> Post-War Europe </b></font></TD> </TD></TR></TABLE> <BR><BR> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center" width = "900"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "5"><B> Timeline Appeasement and World War II </B></font> <BR> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"><i> http://www.zum.de/whkmla/timelines/meh/tlww2.html </i></font></B> </TD></TR></TABLE> <BR><BR> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "left" valign = "center" width = "110"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> 1936 III 7 <BR><BR> 1938 III 12 <BR><BR> 1938 IX 29 <BR><BR> 1938 X 2 <BR> 1938 XI 2 <BR> 1939 III <BR> 1939 III <BR> 1939 III 12 <BR> 1939 III 28 <BR> 1939 IV 7 <BR> 1939 V-IX <BR> 1939 VIII 23 <BR><BR> 1939 IX 1 <BR> 1939 IX 3 <BR> 1939 IX 17 <BR> 1939 IX 18 <BR> 1939 XI 4 <BR> 1939 XI 30 <BR> 1939 <BR><BR> 1940 III 12 <BR> 1940 IV 9 <BR> 1940 IV <BR> 1940 V 10 <BR> 1940 V 10 <BR> 1940 V 14 <BR> 1940 V 28 <BR> 1940 VI 4 <BR> 1940 VI 7 <BR> 1940 VI 10 <BR> 1940 VI 14 <BR> 1940 VI 17 <BR><BR> 1940 VI 18 <BR><BR> 1940 VI 22 <BR> 1940 VI 27 <BR> 1940 VII 3 <BR> 1940 VII-X <BR> 1940 VIII <BR> 1940 VIII 6 <BR> 1940 IX 13 <BR> 1940 IX 27 <BR> 1940 X 28 <BR> 1940 XI 20 <BR> 1940 XI 23 <BR> 1940 XI 23 <BR> 1941 III 11 <BR> 1941 IV 6 <BR> 1941 VI 22 <BR> 1941 VIII 14 <BR> 1941 X 17 <BR> 1941 XII 7 <BR> 1941 XII 11 <BR> 1941 XII <BR> 1942 I 20 <BR> 1942 VI 10 <BR><BR> 1942 VI <BR> 1942 VIII 19 <BR> 1942 XI 8 <BR> 1942 XI <BR> 1942 XI-1943 II <BR> 1943 II 13 <BR> 1943 II 18 <BR> 1943 V 13 <BR> 1943 V 16/17 <BR> 1943 VII 7/13 <BR> 1943 VII 10/17 <BR> 1943 IX 8 <BR> 1943 X <BR> 1943 XI <BR> 1943 XI-XII <BR> 1943 XII 1 <BR> 1944 IV <BR> 1944 V 20 <BR> 1944 VI 4 <BR> 1944 VI 6 <BR> 1944 VII 20 <BR><BR> 1944 VIII 23 <BR> 1944 VIII 25 <BR> 1944 VIII <BR> 1944 XII 16 <BR> 1945 I 27 <BR> 1945 II <BR> 1945 II 13/14 <BR> 1945 IV 12 <BR> 1945 IV 28 <BR> 1945 IV 30 <BR> 1945 V 2 <BR> 1945 V 7/8 <BR> 1945 VII <BR> 1945 VIII 6 <BR> 1945 VIII 8 <BR> 1945 VIII 15 <BR> </font></TD> <BR> <TD align = "left" valign = "center" width = "600"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> D : Small German force marches into Rhineland, which, by treaties of Versailles and Locarno <BR> had been demilitarized. <BR> German forces invade <A HREF = "../../region/germany/xaustria.html">Austria</A>; (orchestrated) crowds cheer them; the next day the <BR> ANSCHLUSS (annexation) of Austria was proclaimed <BR> Munich Pact - Chamberlain (<A HREF = "../../region/britain/xuk.html">UK</A>), Daladier (<A HREF = "../../region/france/xfrance.html">F</A>) agree on <A HREF = "../../region/eceurope/xczechoslovakia.html">Czechoslovakia</A> to cede the <BR> SUDETENLAND to Germany <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/eceurope/xpoland.html">Poland</A> annexes Olsa Territory (from <A HREF = "../../region/eceurope/xczechoslovakia.html">Czechoslovakia</A> ) <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/eceurope/xhungary.html">Hungary</A> annexes Upper Hungary (from <A HREF = "../../region/eceurope/xczechoslovakia.html">Czechoslovakia</A>) <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/spain/xspain.html">Spain</A> - Civil War ends with fall of Madrid; Franco victorious <BR> Germany occupies <A HREF = "../../region/germany/xbohemia.html">Czech lands</A>; <A HREF = "../../region/eceurope/xslovakia.html">Slovakia</A> declares independence (March 16th) <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/eceurope/xlithuania.html">Lithuania</A>, facing an ultimatum, cedes Memelland to Germany <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/eceurope/xhungary.html">Hungary</A> annexes Carpatho-Ruthenia (from <A HREF = "../../region/eceurope/xczechoslovakia.html">Czechoslovakia</A>) <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/italy/xitaly.html">Italy</A> occupies <A HREF = "../../region/balkans/xalbania.html">Albania</A> <BR> USSR and Japan fight war in/over Mongolia <BR> Germany and USSR sign Nonaggression Pact, in secret memorandum agree on partitioning <BR> Eastern Central Europe <BR> Germany invades <A HREF = "../../region/eceurope/xpoland.html">Poland</A> <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/britain/xuk.html">UK</A>, <A HREF = "../../region/france/xfrance.html">France</A> declare war on Germany, but fail to act; Phoney War <BR> USSR invades <A HREF = "../../region/eceurope/xpoland.html">Poland</A> <BR> Poland surrenders to D, USSR <BR> US passes Neutrality Act <BR> USSR invades Finland; begin of Winter War <BR> Lisa Meitner, in Swedish exile, publishes Nuclear Fission accomplished by Otto Hahn <BR> and Fritz Stratmann (Berlin); begin of nuclear bomb research in D and USA <BR> Peace of Moscow ends Winter War between USSR, Finland <BR> Germany invades Denmark, Norway (Operation Weser&uuml;bung) <BR> USSR : Polish P.O.W.s massacred at Katyn <BR> Germany invades NL, B, LUX, F <BR> UK : PM Neville Chamberlain resigns, succeeded by Winston Churchill <BR> Netherlands surrenders; Royal Family fled to London <BR> Belgium surrenders <BR> 'Miracle' of Dunkirk - 300,000 allied soldiers evacuated from beach, brought to England <BR> King H&aring;kon left Norway for Britain; Norway surrendered <BR> Italy declared war on F, UK; occupied French border regions <BR> German forces enter Paris <BR> USSR declares Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania occupied (Soviet troops stationed there on <BR> Sept. 28th) <BR> Charles de Gaulle appeals to the French; speech marks begin of <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/france/xfrance.html">Free French Administration</A> <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/france/xfrance.html">France</A> : Field Marshal Petain signed armistice; went on to form Vichy-administration <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/balkans/xromania.html">Romania</A> cedes Bessarabia, Northern Bukovina to USSR <BR> Algeria, <A HREF = "../../region/france/xfrance.html">F</A> : French navy destroyed by British navy at Mers el Kebir <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/britain/xuk.html">UK</A> : Battle of Britain; London 'Blitz' <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/italy/xitaly.html">Italy</A> conquers British Somaliland <BR> USSR 'admits' <A HREF = "../../region/eceurope/xestonia.html">Estonia</A>, <A HREF = "../../region/eceurope/xlatvia.html">Latvia</A> (Aug. 5th), <A HREF = "../../region/eceurope/xlithuania.html">Lithuania</A> (Aug. 3rd) as Soviet Republics <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/italy/xitaly.html">Italy</A> invades Egypt (British); British start counteroffensive Dec. 15th <BR> Germany, <A HREF = "../../region/italy/xitaly.html">Italy</A>, Japan sign Tripartite Pact (Axis Pact) <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/italy/xitaly.html">Italy</A> declares war on <A HREF = "../../region/balkans/xgreece.html">Greece</A>; Italian troops pushed back into <A HREF = "../../region/balkans/xalbania.html">Albania</A> <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/eceurope/xhungary.html">Hungary</A> joins Axis Powers <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/balkans/xromania.html">Romania</A> joins Axis Powers <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/eceurope/xslovakia.html">Slovakia</A> joins Axis Powers <BR> US Congress passes Lend-Lease Act <BR> Germany, <A HREF = "../../region/balkans/xbulgaria.html">Bulgaria</A>, Italy invade <A HREF = "../../region/balkans/xyugoslavia.html">Yugoslavia</A>, <A HREF = "../../region/balkans/xgreece.html">Greece</A> <BR> Germany invades USSR; begin of NATURAL ALLIANCE between USSR, UK, USA <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/britain/xuk.html">UK</A>, US sign Atlantic Charter <BR> Japan : Hideki Tojo appointed PM <BR> Japan attacks US fleet at Pearl Harbour, war declaration delivered afterward <BR> Germany, <A HREF = "../../region/italy/xitaly.html">Italy</A> declare war on USA <BR> USSR : German offensive comes to halt outside Moscow; Red Army launches counteroffensive <BR> Germany : Wannsee Conference held <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/eceurope/xczechoslovakia.html">CZ</A> : in retaliation for the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich (May 27th), German forces <BR> commit Lidice Massacre <BR> USSR : German army launches summer offensive <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/britain/xuk.html">UK</A>, Canada, <A HREF = "../../region/france/xfrance.html">F</A> : Dieppe Raid fails <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/britain/xuk.html">UK</A>, US troops land in French North Africa (Morocco, Algeria) <BR> Egypt : Battle of El Alamein <BR> Battle of Stalingrad <BR> Churchill (<A HREF = "../../region/britain/xuk.html">UK</A>), Roosevelt (US) meet in Casablanca <BR> D : Minister for Propaganda Joseph Goebbels holds Total War Speech <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/italy/xitaly.html">Italy</A> surrenders; Mussolini deposed, arrested <BR> Moscow Conference, Declaration (<A HREF = "../../region/britain/xuk.html">UK</A>, US, USSR, China) <BR> Egypt : Cairo Conference : Churchill (<A HREF = "../../region/britain/xuk.html">UK</A>), Roosevelt (US), Chiang Kai-Shek (China) <BR> Iran : Tehran Conference : Churchill (<A HREF = "../../region/britain/xuk.html">UK</A>), Roosevely (US), Stalin (USSR) <BR> Tunisia : German Afrikakorps surrenders; Africa liberated <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/britain/xuk.html">UK</A> : RAF destroyed M&ouml;hne, Eder dams in Germany (dambusters) <BR> USSR : Battle of Kursk; Red Army defeats a German attempt to take the offensive again <BR> Allied invasion and conquest of Sicily <BR> Germany occupies Rome, liberates Mussolini, establishes <A HREF = "../../region/italy/xitaly.html">Republic of Salo</A> <BR> German siege of Leningrad (USSR) broken <BR> US Air Force raids Synthetic Fuel Plants at Leuna, Germany <BR> Allied troops liberate Rome <BR> Invasion of Normandy <BR> Attempt to kill Hitler (bomb explosion in F&uuml;hrerbunker, planted by German military officer) <BR> and to establish new government failed <BR> Romania : Pres. Antonescu arrested; Romania switches sides <BR> Paris liberated by allied forces <BR> Poland : Warsaw Rising, suppressed by German forces, while Red rmy looks on <BR> Belgium : German counterofensive started (Battle of the Bulge) <BR> Poland : Auschwitz Concentration Camp liberated by Soviet forces <BR> USSR : Yalta Conference held <BR> US/UK bombers raid city of Dresden (D); number of victims estimated betw. 80,000 and 200,000 <BR> US : President Roosevelt dies, succeeded by Harry S. Truman <BR> <A HREF = "../../region/italy/xitaly.html">Italy</A> : Mussolini arrested by Italian partizans, executed <BR> Hitler commits suicide <BR> Berlin capitulates to Red Army <BR> Germany signs unconditional surrender; WW II in Europe ends <BR> Potsdam Conference <BR> Enola Gay drops nuclear bomb on Hiroshima, Japan <BR> USSR declared war on Japan <BR> Japan surrenders <BR> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE><BR><BR> </DIV> <DIV align="center"> <A href="mailto:aganse@hotmail.com"> <IMG src="../../email.gif" border="0"></a><BR> <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <!-- Start of CH Counter --> <script type="text/javascript"> //<!-- // chCounter v2.0.0 // settings: cstatus = "active"; visible = "0"; path_to_counterfile = "http://www.zum.de/whkmla/counter/counter.php"; urlhp = "http://www.zum.de"; //////////////// url = unescape(location.href); file = url.substring(url.lastIndexOf(urlhp) + urlhp.length, url.length); file = (file.charAt(0) != "/") ? "/" + file : file; referer = (document.referrer) ? document.referrer : ""; document.write("<script type=\"text/javascript\" "); document.write("src=\"" + path_to_counterfile + "?chCounter_mode=js&status=" + cstatus + "&visible=" + visible); document.write("&seite=" + file + "&referer=" + referer + "&res_width=" + screen.width + "&res_height=" + screen.height + "\"></" + "script>"); //--> </script> <!-- End of CH Counter --> <BR> </div> </body></html>