IN CONTEXT
World War II
1919 The Treaty of Versailles at the end of World War I humiliates Germany and sows the seeds for future conflict.
1922 The Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR) is founded.
1933 The Enabling Act gives Adolf Hitler dictatorial power in Germany.
1942–43 The Soviets defeat the Germans at Stalingrad.
1944 The June 6 D-Day Landings, which were the largest amphibious military operation in history, begin the liberation of Western Europe.
1945 As Russian troops win the Battle of Berlin, Hitler commits suicide. The Germans surrender unconditionally.
In August 1939, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression ...
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