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Rape of Nanjing
Japan during the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-1945 occupied the Chinese city of Nanjing and during this time the Japanese murdered, raped, and injured many Chinese citizens. The Chinese general Tang Shengzhi who was in charge of defending the city abandoned his duties due to many causalities and fear. The Japanese took over for a seven week period in which violence was heavily conducted. The Japanese were ruthless killing 42,000 Chinese and violating 20,000 Chinese women. The Japanese treated the w -
Pearl Harbor
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U.S. joins the war
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Bataan Death March
When American and Filipino armies were defeated on the Bataan Peninsula on April 9, 1942, the Japanese won one of their biggest victories of World War II. The Bataan Death March was basically a march of American soldiers who were captured in prisoner camps. The Japanese took these people when the Allied garrison, under the command of Major General Edward P. King, surrendered and then quickly the Japanese swarmed. No one is for sure how many people were killed during the march but during this tim -
Battle of Stalingrad
One of the most decisive victories against German troops during World War II, Soviet troops pushed German units into a full-scale retreat from the Eastern Front. Russia occupied the Volga river, Germany wanted to take it over because it was a key target. As Germany attempted to move in Russia completely over powered them and split their army into two. At this point Russia even offered a surrender but Hitler denied it as his army was starving and slowly dying off. -
Battle of Midway
In response to Colonel Jimmy Doolittle's air raid on Tokyo in April 1942, Isoroku Yamamoto decided to extend Japan's defensive perimeter by taking over the island of Midway. The Japanese planned to catch Americans off guard but little did they know the Americans already knew their plan. When the two nations encountered one another they played a ship sinking game by taking over each other’s ships. The Americans proved almighty with the Japanese losing air cover and with one of his battleships out -
Battle of El Alamein
This battle began to the stream of allied victories. The commonwealth had a huge advantage considering they were in a favorable location unlike the Germans. -
D-day
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Battle of the Bulge
One of the best known conflicts during World War II the Battle of the Bulge Hitler commanded his army to recapture the city of Aachen which Americans were currently occupying. Under the command of Dwight D. Eisenhower the Americans were back on the offensive line. After 10 days of fighting the Americans crushed the German offensive line. The Battle of the Bulge was a major defeat for the German Army; it opened the door for Allied invasion of Germany itself and ultimately compelled Germany's surr -
V-E day
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Hiroshima
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Nagasaki
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V-J day
