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World War II events

Period: Nov 9, 1938 to Nov 9, 1946

Battle for Britain

Oct 31, 1940

battle wikipediaThe lufttwaffle attacked with bombs This battle was fought by strickly airforce. was the largest areal bombing to in that time.

FDR approves “shoot on sight”

Oct 8, 1941

Shoot on sightFDR ordered german vessels to be shot on sight. He lied to congress about it.

Pearl Harbor attacked

Dec 7, 1941

Pearl HarborThey attacked the united states at this place.

Battle of Coral Sea

May 8, 1942

Battle of Midway

Jun 4, 1942

Guadalcanal

Aug 7, 1942

Vichy France

Nov 11, 1942

this was called Vichy France because of its capital

sicily falls

Aug 17, 1943

Churchillagreed to invade Italy

Rome falls

Jun 4, 1944

Rome falls do to bombing and getting attacked.

Rome Falls

Jun 4, 1944

This was called the other epic day

D-Day

Jun 6, 1944

Battle of the Bulge

Dec 16, 1944

Truman becomes president

Apr 12, 1945

Hitler commits suicide

Apr 30, 1945

V-E Day

May 8, 1945

ve day

operation iceberg

Jun 22, 1945

Battle of Okinawa ending.

Hiroshima - was offered to surender but didnt accept

Aug 6, 1945

Hiroshima

Nagasaki

Aug 9, 1945

nagasaki

V-J day

Aug 14, 1945

V-J day

formal surrender of Japan

Sep 2, 1945

Bataan death march

Apr 3, 1946

bataan

Douglas MacArthur

Apr 11, 1951

Was removed as command by Truman