Editing Vader Era (section)

== Chronology ==

=== 1920 ===

* The Vader Era began following the end of the [[Pre-Vader Era]] in 1919.<ref name="timeline"/>

=== 1933 ===

* '''January'''
** '''30 January''' – [[Adolf Hitler]] became chancellor of Germany. The Nazi government subsequently transformed Germany into a one-party dictatorship.<ref name="nazi-background"/>

=== 1934 ===

* Ten members of the Noord family relocated to Schaan and founded [[Van Noord-Nostrini Industriewerke AG]].<ref name="van-noord-industry"/>
* [[Martin Paap (father)|Martin Paap]] entered German military service.<ref name="martin-military"/>
* '''November'''
** '''1 November''' – [[Angelo van Noord]] joined the Wehrmacht and began training with Kraftfahr-Abteilung Cannstadt.<ref name="angelo-early"/>

=== 1935 ===

* '''March'''
** '''16 March''' – Germany reintroduced military conscription as part of its rearmament programme.<ref name="war-background"/>
* [[Humphrey van Hetten]] moved to Germany and joined the Luftwaffe.<ref name="humphrey-military"/>
* '''October'''
** '''3 October''' – The [[Kingdom of Italy]] invaded Ethiopia.<ref name="war-background"/>

=== 1936 ===

* '''March'''
** '''7 March''' – German forces entered the demilitarized Rhineland.<ref name="war-background"/>
* [[Jan Paap]] joined the Wehrmacht.<ref name="jan-military"/>
* '''November'''
** '''1 November''' – Germany and Italy announced the Rome–Berlin Axis.<ref name="war-background"/>

=== 1937 ===

* '''July'''
** '''7 July''' – Full-scale war began between Japan and China after the Marco Polo Bridge Incident.<ref name="war-background"/>
* [[Automobili Van Noord Schaan]] began production of the Van Noord Schaan Tipo A.<ref name="van-noord-industry"/>

=== 1938 ===

* [[Antonie Ronald Paap]] entered military training in [[Cologne]] before transferring into airborne training under the Luftwaffe.<ref name="antonie-military"/>
* '''March'''
** '''11–13 March''' – Germany annexed Austria.<ref name="war-expansion"/>
* '''September'''
** '''29 September''' – The Munich Agreement transferred the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia to Germany.<ref name="war-expansion"/>

=== 1939 ===

* '''April'''
** '''7 April''' – Italy invaded Albania.<ref name="war-expansion"/>
* '''August'''
** '''23 August''' – Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact.<ref name="war-expansion"/>
* '''September'''
** '''1 September''' – Germany invaded Poland, beginning the Second World War in Europe. Angelo van Noord participated in the campaign with the 2. Panzer-Division.<ref name="war-outbreak"/><ref name="angelo-early"/>
** '''3 September''' – The United Kingdom and France declared war on Germany.<ref name="war-dates"/>
** Antonie Ronald Paap entered German military service and joined a [[Fallschirmjäger]] formation.<ref name="antonie-military"/>
* '''November'''
** '''30 November''' – The Soviet Union invaded Finland, beginning the Winter War.<ref name="war-outbreak"/>
* Production of the Van Noord Schaan Tipo A ended. The military engineering division of Van Noord-Nostrini Industriewerke AG became the main part of the company's industrial activity.<ref name="van-noord-industry"/>

=== 1940 ===

* '''March'''
** '''13 March''' – The Winter War ended.<ref name="war-outbreak"/>
** '''29 March''' – Angelo van Noord arrived at the Abwehr training camp near Asperden and took command of 4./Baulehr-Bataillon z.b.V. 800.<ref name="angelo-abwehr"/>
* '''April'''
** '''9 April''' – Germany invaded Denmark and Norway.<ref name="war-west"/>
* '''May'''
** '''10 May''' – Germany invaded the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France. Angelo van Noord commanded the seizure of the railway bridge at Gennep. Martin Paap served under him in 4./Baulehr-Bataillon z.b.V. 800.<ref name="angelo-netherlands"/><ref name="martin-military"/>
** Antonie Ronald Paap fought near Rotterdam with a Fallschirmjäger formation.<ref name="antonie-military"/>
** [[Otto Hoos]] served with the [[Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler]] during the western campaign.<ref name="otto-service"/>
** '''15 May''' – The Netherlands capitulated.<ref name="war-west"/>
** '''28 May''' – Belgium capitulated.<ref name="war-west"/>
* '''June'''
** '''10 June''' – Italy entered the war against France and the United Kingdom.<ref name="war-mediterranean"/>
** '''22 June''' – France signed an armistice with Germany.<ref name="war-west"/>
** '''24 June''' – Angelo van Noord received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for the Gennep bridge operation.<ref name="angelo-netherlands"/>
* '''October'''
** '''28 October''' – Italy invaded Greece.<ref name="war-mediterranean"/>

=== 1941 ===

* '''April'''
** '''6 April''' – Germany invaded Yugoslavia and Greece. Otto Hoos served in the Balkan campaign with the Leibstandarte.<ref name="war-mediterranean"/><ref name="otto-service"/>
* '''May'''
** Antonie Ronald Paap fought in the [[Battle of Crete]] after his Fallschirmjäger unit was deployed to the island.<ref name="antonie-military"/>
* '''June'''
** '''22 June''' – Germany invaded the Soviet Union in Operation Barbarossa. Otto Hoos served on the southern Eastern Front with the Leibstandarte.<ref name="war-eastern"/><ref name="otto-service"/>
* '''November'''
** '''30 November''' – Angelo van Noord became commander of the 1st battalion of Lehr-Regiment "Brandenburg" z.b.V. 800.<ref name="angelo-eastern"/>
* '''December'''
** '''7 December''' – Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and other Allied positions in the Pacific.<ref name="war-pacific"/>
** '''8 December''' – The United States declared war on Japan.<ref name="war-pacific"/>
** '''11 December''' – Germany and Italy declared war on the United States.<ref name="war-pacific"/>

=== 1942 ===

* Angelo van Noord commanded the 1st battalion of Lehr-Regiment "Brandenburg" on the Eastern Front. The battalion served in the Soviet Union during the German advance towards the Caucasus and subsequent fighting.<ref name="angelo-eastern"/>
* '''June'''
** '''3–6 June''' – The United States defeated a Japanese carrier force at the Battle of Midway.<ref name="war-pacific"/>
* '''August'''
** The Guadalcanal campaign began in the Solomon Islands.<ref name="war-pacific"/>

=== 1943 ===

* During the recapture of an airfield on the Eastern Front, Jan Paap fought his cousin Antonie Ronald Paap. A German officer stopped the fight, and both men were reassigned.<ref name="paap-confrontation"/>
* Angelo van Noord left command of the 1st battalion in March. He later served with Division Brandenburg in the Balkans and Romania.<ref name="angelo-eastern"/><ref name="angelo-balkans"/>
* Internal disputes began among the owners of Van Noord-Nostrini Industriewerke AG. The conflict continued until the collapse of the company in 1945.<ref name="van-noord-collapse"/>
* '''February'''
** '''2 February''' – The remaining German forces at Stalingrad surrendered.<ref name="war-eastern"/>
* '''May'''
** '''13 May''' – The remaining Axis forces in Tunisia surrendered.<ref name="war-mediterranean"/>
* '''July'''
** '''5 July''' – The Battle of Kursk began.<ref name="war-eastern"/>
** '''10 July''' – Allied forces invaded Sicily.<ref name="war-mediterranean"/>
** '''25 July''' – Benito Mussolini was removed from power.<ref name="war-mediterranean"/>
* '''September'''
** '''8 September''' – Italy announced an armistice with the Allies.<ref name="war-mediterranean"/>

=== 1944 ===

* '''January–May'''
** Antonie Ronald Paap fought with Fallschirmjäger forces during the [[Battle of Monte Cassino]].<ref name="antonie-military"/>
* Jan Paap deserted from the Eastern Front after bribing [[Georg Schäfer]] to assist his escape. He travelled through Spain before reaching Argentina.<ref name="jan-flight"/>
* Jan rejected the expected [[Great Paap]] succession and severed ties with his father. [[Martinus Antonius Johannes Paap]] remained Great Paap after Jan's refusal.<ref name="martinus-great-paap"/>
* '''May'''
** '''13 May''' – Jan Paap reached [[Rada Tilly]], Argentina, and formed the Argentine Einsatz. The [[Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]] later used the same date as its formal establishment date.<ref name="argentine-formation"/><ref name="tanoa-formation"/>
* '''June'''
** '''6 June''' – Allied forces landed in Normandy.<ref name="war-allied"/>
** '''22 June''' – The Soviet Union began Operation Bagration against German Army Group Centre.<ref name="war-eastern"/>
* '''August'''
** '''9 August''' – The Argentine Einsatz reached [[Tanoa]] and landed on [[Ravi-Ta]]. By this point the organization had grown to approximately 3,400 members. The expedition established its first facilities on the island before reorganizing as the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen.<ref name="argentine-formation"/><ref name="argentine-expedition"/>
** '''25 August''' – Paris was liberated by Allied forces.<ref name="war-allied"/>
* '''September'''
** Operation Market Garden began in the Netherlands. During the [[Battle of Arnhem]], houses were constructed north of Arnhem for the fathers stationed behind the German defensive position. These buildings became the first houses of [[Vriendendam]].<ref name="war-allied"/><ref name="vriendendam-arnhem"/>
* The [[NSTAP]] was founded after Jan Paap's expedition reached Tanoa.<ref name="nstap-formation"/>
* '''December'''
** '''16 December''' – Germany began the Ardennes Offensive. Otto Hoos served with the Leibstandarte during the campaign.<ref name="war-collapse"/><ref name="otto-service"/>

=== 1945 ===

* '''March'''
** Angelo van Noord became staff chief with the SS-Jagdverbände under Otto Skorzeny.<ref name="angelo-final"/>
** Western Allied forces crossed the Rhine and advanced into Germany.<ref name="war-collapse"/>
* '''April'''
** '''30 April''' – Adolf Hitler died in Berlin.<ref name="war-collapse"/>
* '''May'''
** '''7 May''' – German representatives signed the military surrender at Reims.<ref name="war-dates"/>
** '''8 May''' – The German surrender came into force in western Europe. Angelo van Noord destroyed his Soldbuch and obtained false documents under the name Uwe Tering.<ref name="war-dates"/><ref name="angelo-final"/>
** '''9 May''' – The German surrender took effect under Soviet reckoning.<ref name="war-dates"/>
** [[Alessandro van Noord]] fled from Schaan to Switzerland. He was the only known survivor of the ten-member Schaan branch.<ref name="van-noord-collapse"/>
* '''July'''
** Angelo van Noord was released by American authorities while using the name Uwe Tering.<ref name="angelo-final"/>
* '''August'''
** '''6 August''' – The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.<ref name="war-collapse"/>
** '''8 August''' – The Soviet Union declared war on Japan.<ref name="war-collapse"/>
** '''9 August''' – The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. Soviet forces also attacked Japanese-held Manchuria.<ref name="war-collapse"/>
** '''15 August''' – Japan announced its surrender.<ref name="war-dates"/>
* '''September'''
** '''2 September''' – Japan signed the formal surrender document aboard USS ''Missouri'', ending the Second World War.<ref name="war-dates"/>
* '''October'''
** '''24 October''' – The United Nations officially came into existence.<ref name="war-aftermath"/>
* Van Noord-Nostrini Industriewerke AG ceased operating by the end of the year.<ref name="van-noord-collapse"/>
* The Vader Era ended at the close of 1945. The [[Middenvader Era]] began in 1946.<ref name="timeline"/>