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Rape of Nanking
Japaneses Imperial army invades china and slaughters thousands of innocent people and solders alike. the Japaneses emperor was power hungry and pushed china. over 300,000 military casualties between japan and china. -
German invasion of poland
this is the first act of war and the official start to WWII. Poland was the first country captured in the blitzkrieg. this was the most significant act due ti it starting WWII. -
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German Blitzkrieg
The Blitzkrieg was an intense military campaign commenced by German military. the blitzkrieg captured 8 European countries in under two years. Poland (September 1939), Denmark (April 1940), Norway (April 1940), Belgium (May 1940), the Netherlands (May 1940), Luxembourg (May 1940), France (May 1940), Yugoslavia (April 1941), and Greece. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was Japans surprise attack on the US's largest naval base. the attack was considered a failure due to missing the fuel reserves and two aircraft carriers were out of port. this was the event that pulled the US into WWII and thus declared war on Axis powers. -
Bataan death march
75,000 Filipino and american solders were forced to march to a concentration camp. solders where captured when japan invaded US occupied islands. -
D-day
D-Day was the invasion of Normandy beaches (Omaha, Gold, Sword, Juno, and Utah) by America, England, and Canada. D-Day was the beginning of when German started to loose stolen grounds. there is 208,892 confirmed allied casualties and over 200,000 German casualties, 10x more than average causalities for allied solders. -
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battle of the buldge
The Battle of the Bulge was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II. Battle of the Bulge is the third-most lethal American battle by estimated number of Americans killed (19,276 killed). -
VE-Day
VE-Day was the day Germany surrendered to the allies and it became a public holiday. It also meant an end to nearly six years of a war that had cost the lives of millions; had destroyed homes, families, and cities; and had brought huge suffering and privations to the populations of entire countries. -
battle of Iwo Jima
One-third of all Marine losses during World War II happened at Iwo Jima. It was the only large engagement of the war in which Allied forces suffered more casualties than their Japanese counterparts.
the attack on Iwo Jima stemmed from the need for an air base near the Japanese coast. -
Battle of Okinawa
Aka Operation Iceberg. Okinawa was the largest Pacific troop deployment, and troops had to climb a 30ft Ridge and only had artillery support from naval destroyers. Okinawa was a crucial stepping stone to get to japan and had to be captured. Okinawa had the most casualties of all the pacific engagements, over 100,000 japan and 50,000 allies. -
VE-Day
VE-Day was the day Germany surrendered to the allies and became a public holiday. It also meant an end to nearly six years of a war that had cost the lives of millions; had destroyed homes, families, and cities; and had brought huge suffering and privations to the populations of entire countries. -
Dropping of the atom bombs
the two bombs dropped in from the Boeing B-29, nicknamed the "Enola Gay," where named "little boy" (Hiroshima) and "fat boy" (Nagasaki). these where the first atomic bombs ever used in conflict ever. this was the breaking point for japan and where forced to surrender, but if they had not the US and Red Army would have commenced X-Day. -
VJ-day
Victory over japan day was the day Japanese imperial army surrendered to america due to the atom bombs dropped. this was the end of conflict for WWII
