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Maleena Ewing wwii Timeline

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    German Blitzkreig

    Germany's new way of running their military was called Blitzkreig. They began to take over most of Europe with this new military method, and did for almost more than 2 years
  • Germany's invasion of Poland

    Germany's invasion of Poland
    Germany invaded Poland claiming for defensive reasons. After the invasion Poland declared war on Germany, starting WWII.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    Pearl Harbor was surprise attack by japan on the U.S. Which now invited the united states into the second world war.
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway
    This attack later after the Pearl harbor attack. It was a naval battle between the US and japan. And the US won.
  • Warsaw Ghetto uprising

    Warsaw Ghetto uprising
    Was the jewish resistance against the Germans. A lot of chaos happened. Police filled the streets and jews were just getting disrespected
  • D-Day( Normandy Invasion-1944)

    D-Day( Normandy Invasion-1944)
    Was s code name operation for sea. And was the largest military operation by sea in history. And also cause more chaos for the World War.
  • Battle of Iwo Jima

    Battle of Iwo Jima
    Was a Major Battle in which the United State Marines landed on and captured the island of Iwo from the japanese.
  • Battle of Okinawa

    Battle of Okinawa
    Was a major battle of Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by the United States and Japan . And the last major battle and one of the bloodiest.
  • VE Day

    VE Day
    Holiday to celebrate the marks of the formal acceptance by the allies of the world war II, when Germany surrender of its armed forces.
  • Dropping of the atomic bombs

    Dropping of the atomic bombs
    President Truman wanted to attack japan with a new deadly weapon to make the war in all come to an end. Then the American bomber Enola Gay dropped a 5 ton bomb over Hiroshima.
  • VJ Day

    VJ Day
    It was a day that was announced that japan has surrendered to the allied forces, effectivley ending World War II. Its known as "Victory over Japan Day"
  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge
    This was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western front. Hitler tried to split the Allied armies in Northwest Europe by means of a surprise attack.