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Key Events of WWII
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Germany Invades Poland (europe)
Germany invades Poland and markes the start of WWII. -
Germany invades France (Europe)
Germany steamrolls through France. -
Battle of Britain (Europe)
The British air force held off a 3 month attack by the German Luftwaffe. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor (Pacific)
The Japanese launched a suprise attack on Pearl Harbor with almost 200 aircraft. The U.S. declared war on Japan. -
Battle of Midway (Pacific)
The U.S. sucsessfuly ambushed Japanese aircraft carriers. -
Battle of Stalingrad (Europe)
The Soviets sucsessfuly defended the city of Stalingrad from the German advance. -
Battle of Guadalcanal (Pacific)
The battle of Guadalcanal was the first offensive victory in the pacific. -
Battle of Sicily
The Allied troopes defeted the Axis troops in Sicily driving them back to Berlin. -
The Normandy Landings (Europe)
Allied forces invaded Normandy France in hopes of ending the war. -
Battle of Guam (Pacific)
The U.S. retake the island of Guam after fierce fighting. -
Battle of Leningrad
It was a long siege of the Soviet industrial capital it resulted in the Germans retreating. -
Battle of the Buldge (europe)
This was the last German offencive it was their last attempt to drive the Allies back -
Iwo Jima (Pacific)
Iwo Jima was a key stratigical point it was about 600 miles from Japan.It was a fierce battle only 1% of its defenders survived. -
Battle of Okinawa (pacific)
This was the last and the biggest Pacific island battles about 12,000 Americans died. -
V-E Day (Europe)
The Germans surrender. -
Bombing of Hiroshima (Pacific)
The U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. -
Bombing of Nagasaki (Pacific)
The second dropping of the atomic bomb followed by Japan's surrender. -
V-J Day (Pacific)
The Japanese surrender -
Signing the Treaty
On this date aboard the USS Missouri.....
