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Germany's invasion of Poland
Germany attacked Poland to expand the German state, they had already added Austria and Czechoslovakia to their territory and no one had stopped them so Germany then attacked Poland thinking no one stop them. -
German Blitzkrieg
During the first part of World War II in Europe, Germany wanted to avoid a long war. Germany's strategy was to defeat its opponents in a series of short campaigns. As a result Germany rapidly took over much of Europe and was victorious for more than two years by relying on a new military tactic called the "Blitzkrieg." It means lightning War the idea behind it was to strike hard and strike fast. -
Pearl Harbor
Hundreds of Japanese Planes bombed American Naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii. Japan and America were having a debute for a long time, finally Japan came up with a simple plan. Their plan was, destroy the Pacific fleet that way America couldn't fight back as Japan's armed forces spread across the south pacific. After this America declared war on Japan resulting in WW2 -
Batlle of Iwo Jima
It was the first major battle of World War II to take place on Japanese homeland. The island of Iwo Jima was a strategic location because the US needed a place for fighter planes and bombers to land and take off when attacking Japan. -
Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg, was a series of battles fought in the Ryukyu Islands, centered on the island of Okinawa, and included the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific.Okinawa was a well defended island that the Americans needed to capture as they advanced across the Pacific towards Japan. It was needed as a base to prepare for the planned invasion of Japan.Okinawa was a well defended island that the Americans needed to capture as they advanced across the Pacific. -
VE Day
Victory in Europe Day, generally known as V-E Day, VE Day or simply V Day was the public holiday celebrated to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. -
Dropping of the Atomic Bombs
The American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima after 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. The Americans used the atomic bomb on Hiroshima because the Japanese refused to surrender. -
VJ Day
on August 14, 1945, it was announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, effectively ending World War II. Since then, both August 14 and August 15 have been known as “Victoryover Japan Day,” or simply “V-J Day.” -
Battle of the Buldge
The Battle of the Bulge was a German offensive attack launched through the heavily forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg. it happened because Hitler planned to launch a counter-offensive to push through the allied armies in the Ardennes region of northwest Europe and recapture Antwerp in Belgium. also Because the allies were unprepared for the attack, the German offensive made considerable initial progress, creating a large bulge in the allied line.
