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japanese invasion of china
The Second Sino-Japanese War was a military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan
ended sep. 1st 1945 -
german blitzkrieg
is a military tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces and locally concentrated firepower.
ened. sep. 1st 1940 -
germany's invasion of poland
The Invasion of Poland, also known as the September Campaign, or the 1939 Defensive War in Poland, and alternatively the Poland Campaign or Fall Weiss in Germany
ended 6th of oct. 1939 -
operation barbarossa
After successes throughout Europe, in the Balkans, and on Crete, Hitler's attetion inevitably turned to the invasion of the Soviet Union. -
pearl harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor, also known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor, the Hawaii Operation or Operation AI by the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters -
wannsee conference
was a meeting of senior officials of Nazi Germany, held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee -
japanese internment
Americans in the United States was the forced relocation and incarceration during World War II of between 110,000 and 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry who lived on the Pacific coast in camps in the interior of the country. -
battle of stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia, on the eastern boundary of Europe.
ended fed. 2sc. 1943 -
D-Day Invasion Timeline
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So ended the bloody business of the day when the Allies enacted their brazen plan to take back Europe by way of entry through Northern France. -
Battle of the Bulge
In one final, desperate gamble of the war, Hitler enacted his Ardennes Offensive and drove a wedge into the Allied lines towards Antwerp.
ended 14th jan. 1945 -
battle of iwo jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the U.S. Marines landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. ended march 26th 1945 -
Battle of Okinawa
Okinawa became the site of the final Japanese stand of World War 2 - and the staging point for the planned Allied invasion of the Japanese mainland.
ended 14th jun. 1945 -
V-E Day
Great Britain and the 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 the Nazi war machine. -
dropping of the atomic bomb
President Harry S. Truman, warned by some of his advisers that any attempt to invade Japan would result in horrific American casualties, ordered that the new weapon be used to bring the war to a speedy end. -
V-J Day
when Japan’s formal surrender took place aboard the U.S.S. Missouri, anchored in Tokyo Bay. Coming several months after the surrender of Nazi Germany, Japan’s capitulation in the Pacific brought six years of hostilities to a final and highly anticipated close
ened sept. 2sc. 1945
