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Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany. But it would be another nineteen months before Hitler achieved absolute power.
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Poland Invasion
Germany invaded Poland, setting off war in Europe. The Soviet Union also invaded Poland and the Baltic nations. (German Blitzkrieg)
Info: www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-invade-poland
Picture: http://www.achtungpanzer.com/invasion-of-poland-fall-weiss.htm -
Winston Churchill becomes leader of British Government
Churchill becomes prime minister. He replaced Neville Chamberlain
Information: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/churchill-becomes-prime-minister
Picture: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/events/churchill_becomes_prime_minister -
Italy enters war
After withholding formal allegiance to either side in the battle between Germany and the Allies, Benito Mussolini, dictator of Italy, declares war on France and Great Britain. -
Battle of Britain
Between Britain and Germany and it was over the air. Britain won
Information: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-britain
Picture: http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/gallery/Fairey-Battle/P016167 -
Axis powers break non-aggression pact
Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union surprised the world by signing the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, in which the two countries agreed to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years
information and Picture:http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/german-soviet-nonaggression-pact -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor got bombed by the Japanese on this day. Just before 8 a.m. they bombs were dropped.
Information: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor
Picture: https://www.britannica.com/event/Pearl-Harbor-attack -
Bataan Death March
After the April 9, 1942, 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
Information: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bataan-death-march
Picture: http://www.atomicheritage.org/history/bataan-death-march -
Battle of Coral sea
It was a 4 day battle between America and Japan. It was an air-sea battle and it was the first in history
Information and Picture:http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-coral-sea -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was one of the most decisive U.S. victories against Japan during World War II. The Americans were outnumbered by the Japanese.
Information:http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-midway-begins
Picture: http://bowienewsonline.com/2016/06/battle-of-midway-begins/ -
Battle of Stalingrad
This battle was between the Germans and the USSR in Stalingrad. The Russians successfully defended their land against the Germans and it was one of the bloodiest battles in history
Information: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingrad
Picture: https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Stalingrad -
Italy surrenders to allies
General Dwight Eisenhower publicly announces the surrender of Italy to the Allies. Germany reacted with Operation Axis, the Allies with Operation Avalanche.
Information:http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/italian-surrender-is-announced
Picture:http://www.c3iopscenter.com/currentops/2015/09/08/8-september-1943-italian-surrender-is-announced-ww2/ -
D-day
Operation Overlord was the Code name for D-day. It was when some 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region
Information:http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day
Picture: https://www.army.mil/d-day/ -
1st Liberation of Concentration Camps
The Russians entered Mjadanek concentration camp in Poland and freed all the jews that were inside and this was the first freeing of that many Jews.
Information: https://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007724
Picture:http://www.holocaustresearchproject.org/othercamps/dachau.html -
Liberation of Paris
After 4 years of being ruled and occupied by the Nazi's, Paris is freed by the Americans and some of their army. Hitler wanted to burn Paris before it was liberated but he couldn't.
Information and Picture: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/paris-liberated -
Battle of Bulge
On this day, the Germans launch the last major offensive of the war, Operation Mist, 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.
Information: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-the-bulge
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Battle of Iwo Jima
The Americans went to the coast of an island in Japan with battleships and air force. After a month of fighting back and forth, the US gained 23,000 soldiers and defended the island
Information: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-iwo-jima
Picture:http://world-war-2.wikia.com/wiki/Battle_of_Iwo_Jima -
Death of FDR
On this day Franklin D. Roosevelt died after being president for four terms and left Harry S.Truman to be president after him while still being in WWII and with a very powerful force
Information: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-dies
Picture: https://anydate.com/FDR_Dies_Hero_of_WW2_Historic_Newspaper.html -
Death of Hitler
On this day, Hitler goes somewhere underground and shoots himself with a pistol so he dies. this meant that Germany had to finish the war without their leader and creator.
information: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-commits-suicide-in-his-underground-bunker
Picture:http://www.hitlerschildren.com/article/936-how-did-hitler-die -
Germany Surrenders
In Reims, France, Alfred Jodl signs the official paper that stated that Germany will officially surrender in WW2. This man wanted only the west side to surrender, but Dwight Eisenhower insisted that both sides surrender.
Information: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-surrenders-unconditionally-to-the-allies-at-reims
Picture:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/07/germany-surrenders-allies-date-nazis-wwii_n_3230901.html -
Atomic Bomb #1
The first atomic bomb hit Hiroshima by the Americans. about 100,000 people were killed by the bomb.
Information: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-first-atomic-bomb-test-is-successfully-exploded
Picture: https://actualidad.rt.com/actualidad/182079-mitos-ataques-nucleares-hiroshima-nagasaki -
Atomic Bomb #2
On this day, the second American atomic bomb hits Nagasaki. this bomb kills about 60,000 people.
Information: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-bomb-dropped-on-nagasaki
Picture: http://whitedhistory.weebly.com/world-concepts-and-themes.html -
Japan Surrenders
After having two cities destroyed by two atomic bombs, on this day, Japan officially surrenders and ends WW2. There air force and naval army was basically destroyed.
Information: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japan-surrenders
Picture: https://www.pinterest.com/explore/japan-surrenders/
