World War Two Dates

Question 1

Nazi-Soviet Pact.

Answer 1

August 1939

Question 2

Germany invade and conquer Poland.

Answer 2

September 1939

Question 3

Rationing introduced, though still fair and sufficient.

Answer 3

1939

Question 4

Battle of Britain sees Germany’s Luftwaffe being defeated by the British RAF.

Answer 4

July-October 1940

Question 5

Fritz Todt heads the new Ministry of Munitions.

Answer 5

March 1940

Question 6

Poles have to wear stars with a ‘P’ on and they are given working restrictions, as well as being unable to ride public transport.

Answer 6

1940

Question 7

Germany have conquered Poland, France, Belgium Holland, Denmark, Norway and Luxembourg among others.

Answer 7

December 1940

Question 8

Germany invades Russia (Operation Barbarossa).

Answer 8

22 June 1941

Question 9

Hitler issues a Fuhrer order on the “Simplification and Increased Efficiency in Armaments Production.”

Answer 9

3 December 1941

Question 10

Russian counter attack outside Moscow halts the German advance.

Answer 10

6 December 1941

Question 11

Surrender at Stalingrad.

Answer 11

2 February 1943

Question 12

Albert Speer replaces Fritz Todt as Minister of Weapons and Munitions.

Answer 12

February 1942

Question 13

Meat rations reduced from 500 grams of meat to 300 grams.

Answer 13

April 1942

Question 14

Fritz Sauckel, a member of the Plenipotentiary General for Labour Allocation issues a compulsory labour decree for all occupied nations.

Answer 14

August 1942

Question 15

German resources falter as a result of the Soviets’ scorched earth policy. Areas such as the coal rich Donets Basins became useless.

Answer 15

1942

Question 16

Sacrifices are made to the German consumer market

Answer 16

1942

Question 17

By the end of this year, following a labour decree, 6.4 mllion foreign workers were working for the Reich in occupied nations.

Answer 17

1942

Question 18

Goebbels calls for the closing of all non-essential businesses, and for the formation of a universal labour service.

Answer 18

February 1943

Question 19

Goebbels’ total war speech

Answer 19

February 1943

Question 20

German troops in North Africa surrender due to their being outnumbered by allied troops.

Answer 20

May 1943

Question 21

Italy is defeated by allied troops.

Answer 21

July 1943

Question 22

The Hamburg bombings.

Answer 22

Summer 1943

Question 23

Speer is appointed Minister for Armaments and Production.

Answer 23

September 1943

Question 24

An Armaments commission is set up to standardise armaments production.

Answer 24

1943

Question 25

Equal pay for all foreign workers sees a boost in pay for workers in the East.

Answer 25

March 1944

Question 26

D-Day.

Answer 26

6 June 1944

Question 27

Paris Liberated.

Answer 27

September 1944.

Question 28

Battle of the Bulge.

Answer 28

December 1944

Question 29

Dresden Bombings.

Answer 29

February 1945.

Question 30

Hitler orders a scorched earth policy, which Speer ignores.

Answer 30

1945.

Question 31

Germany surrender.

Answer 31

8 May 1945.