World War 2

japanese invasion of china

Jul 7, 1937

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Japanese claimed that they were weere fired on by Chinese troops at Marco Polo bridge at Beijing. This was a excuse so japan could launch a full scale attack on China.

Germany's invasion of Poland

Sep 1, 1939

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On september 1, germans bombed poland from the air. Hitler wanted to regain the land he lost before so he wanted to take complete control of Poland.

German Blitzkrieg

Sep 1, 1939

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The blitzkrieg is what the Germans used to say "lightning war".The germans tried the blitzkrieg idea in polandin 1939. Blitzkrieg is a military tactic to create disorganization against enemy forces using fire power. The blitzkrieg was also used during the north african campaign on world war 2.

Fall of Paris

Jun 15, 1940

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Germany played this very secretive. France had been waiting on them to attack, but it took some time for them to think they wouldn't anymore. Germany came out from the forest and attacked Paris. Germany took control over Paris and other parts of France.

Operation Barbarossa

Jun 22, 1941

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The invasion covered a front from the North cape to the black sea. Barbarossa was a crucial turning point in the world. Its failure forced Nazi Germany to fight a two front war against superior resources.

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

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Japanese fighter planes attacked a American naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The Japanese managed to destroy 20 American naval vessels and 8 battleships and 200 airplanes. Many people were wounded and FDR declared war on Japan.

Wannsee Conference

Apr 8, 1942

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The Wannsee Conference or final solution was the meeting with Hitler and nazi party officals.It was a meeting on how they would deal with the jews. Then after that he decided the murder of jews in large groups.11 million people that were jews were approximated to be part of the final solution.

Bataan Death March

Apr 9, 1942

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After the U.S surrender of the the Bstaan Peninsula on the Philippine island, 75,000 Filipino and American troops were forced to march 65 miles to prison camps. The troops who walked suffered intense heat and harsh treatment by japanese guards. Many of them died during the march and became known as Bataan Death March.

Battle of Midway

Jun 3, 1942

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The United States defeated Japan in one of the most decisive naval battles of world war 2. The United States was able to preempt and counter Japan's planned ambush the few remaining aircraft carriers by damaging the Japanese Navy. The Japanese aircraft losses at midway as eliminating power of the Imperial navy air arm.

Operation Gomorrah

Jul 24, 1943

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British bombers raid Hamburg, Germany at night in operation gomrrah and american soldiers bomb it by day. The explosive power was the same as when germans dropped bomb on London. More than 1,500 german civilians were killed in the first british raid.

Allied invasion of Italy

Sep 3, 1943

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The Allied invasion of the italian peninsula crossing from Sicily and landing at Calabria. The Italian government secretly agreed to the Allies terms for surrender but there wasn't a public announcement until september 8. By the terms of agreement, the Italians would be treated with leniency if they helped the allies.

D-day

Jun 6, 1944

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This battle resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from nazi control. American, British, and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along Normandy region. By liberating the Allies, the germans were defeated.

Operation Thunderclap

Aug 16, 1944

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Operation Thunderclap was a proposal to bomb the eastern most cities of Germany to disrupt the transport infrastructure behind what was becoming of Eastern front. It was also to demonstrate to the germans air defences and the nazi regime that has failed them. Churchill had promised to do more to support the soviet forces moving west to germany and thunderclap moved up the timetable of boming.

Battle of the Bulge

Dec 16, 1944

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The battle of bulge was a major offensive campaign launched through Belgium, France, and Luxembourg. The surprise attack caught Allied forces off guard. This battle severely depleted Germany's forces on the western front which Germany was unable to replace. Between 67,200 and 100,000 germans were killed.

Liberation of concentration camps

Jan 27, 1945

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The soviets were the first to liberate concentration camps prisoners at the ending of the war. They went to Auschwitz and they found hundreds of sick and exhausted prisoners.The germans had attempted to empty the camps of surviving prisoners and hide all the evidence. The allied soldiers came and found thousands of dead bodies and they people were still alive were living skeletons.

Battle of Iwo Jima

Feb 26, 1945

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Iwo jima was defended by 23,000 japanese army and navy troops, who fought in caves, dugouts and tunnels. Despite the conditions, the marines wiped out the defending forces of Japan. After this battle japanese troops no longer defended the beach line but concentrated inland.

Battle of Okinawa

Apr 1, 1945

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The battle of okinawa inviled 287,000 troops of the U.S tenth army against 130,000 soldiers of the japanese thirty second army. This battle took place in an environment with much more casualties and japan suffered 100,000 losses for their army. In the end both commanding generals on both sides.

VE day

May 8, 1945

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VE day was the day when german troops throughout europe surrendered to the soviets. The germans were concerned to be taken prisoner by the soviets. The russians took approximately 2 million prisoners in the time when germans surrendered. The war was finally over in europe.

Dropping of the atomic bombs

Aug 6, 1945

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The united states becomes the first nation to use atomic weaponry during wartime. When an atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima it marked the end of world war 2. It killed 80,000 people immediately and many more died from wounds and radiation poisoning.

VJ Day

Aug 15, 1945

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On this day, the news of the surrender was announced to the world. This sparled spontaneous celebration over the final ending of world war 2. On september 2 there was formal surrender ceremony that was held held in Tokyo Bay aboard the USS Missouri and president Truman declared september 2 to be VJ day.