1939
March 15-16:
Nazis take Czechoslovakia.
May 22:
Nazis sign Pact of Steel with Italy.
Aug. 23:
German-U.S.S.R. non-agression pact signed.
Sept. 1:
Nazis invade Poland. World War II begins.
Sept. 3:
Britain, France, Australia, and New Zealand declare war on Germany.
Sept. 5:
United States proclaims neutrality.
Sept. 29:
Nazis and Soviets divide up Poland.
Oct.:
Nazis begin euthanasia on sick and disabled in Germany.