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World War 2 Timeline

  • Bombing of Pearl Harbor

    Bombing of Pearl Harbor
    The Japanese army flew to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and bombed the fleets, resources, and troops. This was because America had cut its resource supply to the Japanese. This made the United States cry for war, millions signed up, factories pushed to limits making the United States a power house.
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway
    The United States fought Japan in a large naval battle. To fight the Japanese force and invade the Pacific Theatre. America won the battle and made a turning point in the Pacific Theatre
  • Operation Overlord (D-Day)

    Operation Overlord (D-Day)
    D-Day was the allied invasion of the Normandy Beach in the effort to assault the Nazi army. The Allied troops (American, British, and Canadian) land and start taking back Europe.
  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge
    The allied forces fought within the western front under Nazi control to take back the land and push the Nazi's back. The allied forces gained more land and pushed the Nazi army into a wall against the Russian army.
  • Dropping of the Atomic Bombs

    Dropping of the Atomic Bombs
    The United States drops bombs on both Nagasaki and Hiroshima. A effort to avoid the invasion of Japan, and reducing the cost of American lives.
  • Liberation of Conentration Camps

    Liberation of Conentration Camps
    Allied forces stumble across Concentration Camps and set free the prisoners. After Germany's surrender the allied forces freed the POW's. Jewish prisoners were saved, Nazi criminals were hanged from the horrific acts the have done
  • Battle of Iwo Jima

    Battle of Iwo Jima
    The United States Marine Corp invade the small Japanese island of Iwo Jima to fight and take control of the Japanese island's. The United States will later use Iwo Jima will use the island as a plane holder.
  • Battle of Okinawa

    Battle of Okinawa
    The United States Marine Corp invade the island of Okinawa under Japanese control. It was a effort to control the Japanese island to make them surrender.
  • Victory in Europe (VE-Day)

    Victory in Europe (VE-Day)
    Germany Surrenders to the allied forces. The Nazi army was surrounded with allies, and with Hitler's suicide it forced them into surrender.
  • Victory over Japan (VJ-Day)

    Victory over Japan (VJ-Day)
    The Japanese army surrenders to the America. America used two atomic bombs forcing the Japanese into surrender to avoid any further loses. America wins the war against Japan.