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German Blitzkreig
Blitzkreig is a military tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces and locally concentrated firepower. its successful execution results in short military campaigns, which preserves human lives and limits the expenditure of artillery -
germany's invasion of poland
At 4:45, some 1.5 million German troops invade poland all along its 1,750 mile border with German-Controlled territory. Nazi leader Adolf Hitler claimed the massive invasion was a defensive action, but britain and france were not convinced. on september 3, they declared war on germany, Initiating World War II. -
pearl harbor
Pearl Harbor is a U.S Naval base near honolulu, hawaii, Just before 8:00a.m. on that sunday morning a devastating surprise attack by Japanese forces on december 7, 1941. hundreds of japanese fighter planes descended on the base. The day after the assault, President Franklin D, Roosevelt asked congress to declare a war on japan -
Bataan death march
U.S. surrender of the Bataan Peninsula on the main Philippine island of luzon to the japanese during world war II, the approximately 75,000 filipino and American troops on bataan were forced to make an arduous 65-mile march to prison camps. The Marchers made the trek in intense heat and were subjected harsh treatment by japanese guards. thousands perished in what became known as Bataan death march. -
warsaw ghetto uprising
from april 19 to 16 may 1943, during ww2, residents of the jewish ghetto in nazi-occupied warsaw, poland, staged an armed revolt against deportations to extermination camps. The warsaw ghetto uprising inspired other revolts in extermination camps and ghettos throughtout german-occupied Eastern europe. -
d day
The day allied powers crossed the english channel and landed on the beaches of normandy, france, beginning the liberation of western europe from nazi control during ww2. within three months, the northern part of france would be freed and the invasion force would be preparing to enter germany where they wouold meet up with soviet forces moving in from the east -
Battle of the bulge
the germans launch the last major offensive of the war, operation mmist, also known as the ardennes offensive and the battle of the bulge, an attempt to push the allied front line west from northern france to northwestern belgium. -
battle of iwo jima
The American amphibious invasion of Iwo Jima during World War II stemmed from the need for a base near the Japanese coast. Following elaborate preparatory air and naval bombardment, three U.S. marine divisions landed on the island in February 1945. Iwo Jima was defended by roughly 23,000 Japanese army and navy troops, who fought from an elaborate network of caves, dugouts, tunnels and underground installations -
VE Day
on this date in 1945 , both Great Britain and United States celebrate Victory in Europe day. Cities in both nations, as well as formerly occupied cities in western Europe, put out flags and banners, rejoicing in the defeat of Nazi war machine. -
battle of okinawa
The battle of okinawa was the last major battle of ww2, and one of the bloodiest. on april 1, 1945-easter sunday- The Navy's fifth fleetand more than 180,000 U.S Army and U.S marine corps troops descended on the pacific island of okinawa for final push towards japan. the invasion was part of operation iceberg, a complex plan to invade and occupy the ryuku islands, including okinawa -
Dropping of the tomic bombs
The United States becomes the first and only nation to use atomic weaponry during wartime when it drops an atomic bomb on the japanese city of hiroshima. though the dropping of the atomic bomb on japan marked the end of ww2, many historians argue that it also ignited the cold war. -
VJ Day
on august 14, 1945, it was announced that japan had surrendered unconditionally to the allies, effectively ending the world war II. Since then, both August 14 and August 15 have been known as "Victoryover Japan Day" or simply, "V-J Day"
