<< 1918-32 World War II Timeline 1934 >>
1 January -
China: Troops from Japan and China do battle on the
Manchukuo border.
30 January -
Europe: Hitler is appointed to the German
Chancellory by
Paul von Hindenburg, following the latter's election to the Presidency.
3 February -
Europe: Hitler makes his first address in office. He outlines for the first time his goals of obtaining "
Lebensraum" (Living space) in the east, and the rigorous Germanizing of those captured areas.
23 February -
China: Manchukuo absorbs the Chinese
Jehol province.
27 February -
Europe: Some of Hitler's minions set fire to the
Reichstag building in Berlin. The act is officially blamed on the
Communists.
28 February -
Europe: Hitler's government declares a state of emergency, suspending all
civil rights.
Communist members of the
Reichstag are arrested.
4 March -
China: 50,000 Japanese forces capture
Jehol, defended by 200,000 Chinese.
12 March -
Europe: The first
concentration camp is established at
Oranienburg, on the outskirts of
Berlin.
13 March -
Europe:
Joseph Goebbels is appointed as
Reich Minister for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda.
20 March -
Europe: The existence of a concentration camp at
Dachau is revealed by
Heinrich Himmler.
23 March -
Europe: Hitler is granted
dictatorial powers over Germany with the passing of the
Enabling Act.
27 March -
Japan: Japan recalls its delegation to the
League of Nations.
1 April -
Europe: In Germany, Hitler calls for a one day, nation-wide
boycott of Jewish-owned businesses.
7 April -
Europe: All
Jews employed by the German government are fired. The government places a limit on the number of Jewish students admitted into
higher education.
26 April -
Europe: The
Geheime Staatspolizei, or
Gestapo, is formed.
10 May -
Europe: Hitler bans all political parties with
socialist leanings.
30 May -
Europe: Germany's treatment of her Jewish citizens is condemned by the League of Nations.
19 June -
Europe:
Austria bans the
Nazi party from operating in that country.
14 July -
Europe: The
Nazi Pary is declared to be the only legal
political party within Germany.
14 October -
Europe: Germany withdraws from the
League of Nations.
28 December -
Europe: The German military's highest ranking critic of the Nazis,
General Kurt von Hammerstein, resigns in protest of Hitler's policies.
- Thanks to Lennon for spotting a pipelink error.
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- http://www.blountweb.com/blountcountymilitary/wars/ww2/timelines/up_to_1941.htm
- http://www.usd230.k12.ks.us/PICTT/timelines/prewar.html
- http://www.ucc.uconn.edu/~ww2oh/Timeline.htm