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Japanese invasion of China (1937)

Jul 7, 1937

Just as it sound, Japan raided china. https://www.britannica.com/event/Second-Sino-Japanese-War

Ribbentrop/Molotov Pact (1939)

Aug 23, 1939

https://www.britannica.com/event/German-Soviet-Nonaggression-Pact In the night of 23-24 August 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression pact., known as the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. The countries agreed that they would not attack each other and secretly divided the countries that lay between them.

German Blitzkrieg (1939-1940)

Sep 1, 1939

https://www.britannica.com/topic/blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg tactics were used in the successful German invasions of Belgium, the Netherlands, and France in 1940, which was lots application of air power and airborne infantry to overcome fixed fortifications that were believed by the defenders to be inpenetrable.

Fall of Paris (1940)

1940

One day after France signed an armistice with Germany in June 1940, Adolf Hitler celebrated the German victory over France with a tour of Paris (Now thats disrespectful🥶). Here, Hitler's train arrives in Paris. Hitler's tour included the Paris opera, the Champs-Elysees, the Arc de Triomphe, and the Eiffel Tower. (Yes this is largly copied, not word 4 word obviously but tbh idek that this happened sooooo _(0)_/ )

-Pearl Harbor (1941)

Dec 7, 1941

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/pearl-harbor-december-7-1941 On the morning of December 7, 1941, Japan attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor which is in Hawaii. The surprise attack by some 350 Japanese aircraft sunk or badly damaged eighteen US naval vessels, including eight battleships, destroyed or damaged 300 US aircraft, and killed 2,403 men. This battle was a gamble for Japan as she was stretched thin.

Wannsee Conference

Jan 20, 1942

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/wannsee-conference-and-the-final-solution The Wannsee Conference was a high-level meeting of German officials to discuss and implement the so-called “Final Solution of the Jewish Question”. Their solution was mass murder of the Jewish people on German soil and beyond. People estimated that there would be about 11 million Jews to be killed,

Battle of Midway (1942)

Jun 3, 1942

https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Midway Battle of Midway, (June 3–6, 1942), World War II naval battle, fought almost entirely with aircraft, in which the United States destroyed Japan’s first-line carrier strength and most of its best trained naval pilots. It was World War II which conclusively demonstrated the strategic importance of Midway. In 1940 the U.S. Navy began work on a major air and submarine base there.

Battle of Stalingrad (1942)

Jul 17, 1942

Soviet forces launched a counteroffensive against the Germans arrayed at Stalingrad in mid-November 1942. They quickly encircled an entire German army, more than 220,000 soldiers. In February 1943, after months of fierce fighting and heavy casualties, the surviving German forces—only about 91,000 soldiers—surrendered. After the victory at Stalingrad, the Soviet army remained on the offensive, liberating most of Ukraine. Or sum like that

D-Day (Normandy Invasion - 1944)

Jun 6, 1944

https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/research/online-documents/world-war-ii-d-day-invasion-normandy Is what became known as the largest amphibious invasion in military history. D-day had a hand in land water and air attack. The loss of life was extreme but eventually the troops of various nations broke through the beaches of normandy and into the city.

Battle of the Bulge (1944)

Dec 16, 1944

Battle of the Bulge was the last major German offensive on the Western Front during World War II an unsuccessful attempt to push the Allies back from German home territory. The Germans were in fact overwhelmingly successful. The “bulge” refers to the wedge that the Germans drove into the Allied lines.

Liberation of concentration camps (1945)

1945

As Allied troops moved across Europe against Nazi Germany in 1944 and 1945, they encountered concentration camps, mass graves, and other sites of Nazi crimes. The unspeakable conditions the liberators confronted shed light on the full scope of Nazi horrors. The lack of cleanliness led to many deaths through disease rather than murder and even then millions were murdered.

Battle of Iwo Jima (1945)

Feb 19, 1945

Iwo Jima was the site of one of the most important and most bitterly fought amphibious operations of the Pacific War. The strategic island, needed as an air base for the assault on Japan itself, was invaded 19 February 1945 and declared secure almost a month later.Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz(--- I remember this guy from a movie o0o) spoke eloquently of the sailors and marines who fought there: "Among the Americans who served on Iwo Island uncommon valor was a common virtue."

VE Day (1945)

May 8, 1945

https://www.defense.gov/Multimedia/Experience/VE-
Day/#:~:text=On%20Victory%20in%20Europe%20Day,World%20War%20II%20in%20Europe. On Victory in Europe Day, or V-E Day, Germany unconditionally surrendered its military forces to the Allies, including the United States. On May 8, 1945 - known as Victory in Europe Day or V-E Day - celebrations erupted around the world to mark the end of World War II in Europe.

HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI

Aug 6, 1945

https://www.britannica.com/event/atomic-bombings-of-Hiroshima-and-Nagasaki These two cities in Japan were bombed as a response to Pearl Harbor. Not only that but Japan was being stubborn and unwilling. America forced Japan into submission and an unconditional surrender with this act.

Victory of Japan day (1945)

Sep 2, 1945

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/sites/default/files/2017-07/vj-day-fact-sheet.pdf There often two dates that show when looking up what or when VJ day is. The latter is shown here because that is when jpan actually fully surrendered. However Japan did kinda give up on August 15th but truly surrendered.