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German Blitzkrieg
Germany quickly overran much of Europe and was victorious for more than two years by relying on a new military tactic called the "Blitzkrieg."Military tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces and locally concentrated firepower.ts successful execution results in short military campaigns, which preserves human lives and limits the expenditure of artillery. -
Germany's invasion of Poland
German forces invaded Poland from the north, south, and west the morning after the Gleiwitz incident.To Hitler, the conquest of Poland would bring Lebensraum, or “living space,” for the German people.fter heavy shelling and bombing, Warsaw surrendered to the Germans. -
Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory. It intended to destroy important American fleet units, thereby preventing the Pacific Fleet from interfering with Japanese conquest of the Dutch East Indies and Malaya and to enable Japan to conquer Sy by the Japanese navy had many consequences, including its role in precipitating the United States' entrance into World War II. -
Battle of Midway
World War II American planes based on land and on carriers decisively defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands.The Battle of Midway was a turning point in the Pacific War. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was the successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad in the U.S.S.R. during World War II for the same reason Stalin ordered that the city had to be saved. Battle of Stalingrad was a significant factor that supported an Allied victory during World War Two. -
D-Day
D-Day was the largest seaborne invasion in history.-Day was the start of Operation 'Overlord' - the Allied invasion of Occupied Europe.D-Day forced the Germans to fight a two front war again just as they had in WWI. -
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Battle of Okinawa
It was the largest amphibious landing in the Pacific theater of World War II.The capture of Okinawa was part of a three-point plan the Americans had for winning the war in the Far East.t also resulted in the largest casualties with over 100,000 Japanese casualties and 50,000 casualties for the Allies. -
Battle Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Iwo Jima during World War II stemmed from the need for a base near the Japanese coast. Because the U.S. won the air fields were shut down. -
VE Day
Victory in Europe Day, generally known as V-E Day. Mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. Impact victory over Japan -
Dropping of the atomic bombs
American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima.President Harry S. Truman, warned by some of his advisers that any attempt to invade Japan would result in horrific American casualties, ordered that the new weapon be used to bring the war to a speedy end.The two atomic bombs dropped on Japan in 1945 killed and maimed hundreds of thousands of people. -
VJ Day
On August 14, 1945, it was announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, effectively ending World War II. in effect ending the war. ... The name, V-J Day, had been selected by the Allies after they named V-E Day for the victory in Europe. -
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II The attack is strictly known as the Ardennes Offensive but because the initial attack by the Germans created a bulge in the Allied front line, it has become more commonly known as the Battle of the Bulge..The Battle of the Bulge is a momentous battle of World War II because it brought about the end of the German army.
