Germany signed a non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union and invaded Poland in 1939, launching World War II in Europe. In alliance with Fascist Italy and other Axis powers, …

4 days ago · Germany - WWII, Nazis, Holocaust: World War II is appropriately called “Hitler’s war.” Germany was so extraordinarily successful in the first two years that Hitler came close to …

Dec 9, 2025 · Negotiated between Austria-Hungary and the Allies of the First World War, the treaty largely dismantles Weimar Germany and redraws the European map. Germany is not …

Explore the pivotal role of Germany in World War II, from the aggressive expansion under Hitler to the catastrophic consequences of the conflict. Understand the preconditions leading to war, …

When Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859–1941) led his nation into war in 1914, the German Empire was not yet a half-century old. Yet in that short time, Germany had quickly risen to become one of …

Germany, during World War II, under the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nazi Party), embarked on a path of aggressive expansionism, …

Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party swept to power in 1933. Immediately he began a vengeful and compulsive quest to remake Germany—and the world. He rebuilt Germany’s war machine, …

World War II is generally considered to have begun on 1 September 1939, when Nazi Germany, under Adolf Hitler, invaded Poland, after which the United Kingdom and France declared war …

During the first three years of World War II, from September 1939 through November 1942, a series of military victories permitted German domination of the European continent.

Dec 11, 2025 · World War II began when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. This followed German resentment over the terms of the Treaty of Versailles after World War I and …