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Operation Gomorrah
It was a bomb raid on Hamburg,Germany by the British in the night and then the Americans would assist bombing them in the day. -
Japanese Invasion of China
The Japan-China War started in July 1937 when the Japanese claimed that they were fired on by Chinese troops at the Marco Polo Bridge near Beijing. Using this as an excuse, the Japanese launched a full-scale invasion of China using the conquered Manchuria as a launching base for their troops.The war against China had lead to 4 million Chinese casualties with 60 million made homeless. -
Germany Invades Poland
The war is officially on. German military officials staged a fake incident where they dressed a german prisoner up like a Poland soldier and shot him on the German-Poland border and she Poland had invaded them. They soon invaded Poland with all they had. -
German Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg was a lightning war, an intense military campaign intended to bring about a swift victory. They used alot of fast moving land vehicles and alot of airplanes. They didn't slow down they were always advancing. -
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa was the code name for Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II, commencing on 22 June 1941. Germany always wanted to invade the Soviet Union. -
Pearl Harbor
The battle of Pearl Harbor was a surprise torpedo and aerial attack by the Japanese on the American Naval base in Hawaii. -
Wannsee Conference
A meeting between high ranking German and Nazi officials to discuss the "Final solution jewish question." -
Kasserine Pass
German general Erwin Rommel launched an offensive against an allied defense line in Tunisia in North Africa. -
Bataan Death March
75000 philipino and american troops on Bataan Island were marched by the Japanese and forced 65 miles to prison camps. Thousands died. -
The Battle of Midway
The battle of Midway took place on the 4th of June 1942 and ended on the 7th of June 1942. The attack was carry out close to 6 months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The United States solved a code and was able to counter attack the Japanese planning on taking out the remaining US Aircraft Carriers. The Battle left permenant damage to Japanese Navy, -
Battle of Stalingrad
July 17, 1942-Feb. 2, 1943. It was the turning point in the war in the in the Allies favor. Germany attacked Stalingrad and the USSR successfully defended it against them. Stopping their advance into the Soviet Union. -
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
The Uprising started on April 19, 1943. It was an area in Warsaw where almost 500,000 Jews were forced to live during WW2 before they were sent off to concentration camps. Most of them died in the camps. -
D-day Invasion of Normandy
160,000 allied troops landed on the coast of France to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy. -
Battle of the Bulge
Germany launched a counter offensive attack that would cut the allied forces in a way to shift the tide. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
The American need a base near the Japanese coast, and invaded the island of Iwo Jima. There were 1,083 prisoners who didnt surrender till 1951 and out of the Americans 5900 died and 17,400 were wounded. -
Battle of Okinawa
The campaign in Okinawa started on April 1st 1945 and ended on June 22nd 1945. This was the last and largest island battle of WW2. It involved 287,000 Allie troops and 77,000 Japanese troops. In this Battle the Japanese sent their pilots on Suicide missions. -
VE 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 Nazis. -
Potsdam Declaration
The declaration was the defining terms for Japanese surrender. The Big Three wanted an 'unconstiutional surrender' from Japan. It was also a threat to drop atomic bombs on Japan. Japan was allowed to keep it's emperor. -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Hirsoshima was bombed on the 6th with the atomic bomb named Little Boy and Nagasaki was bombed on the 9th with the atomic bomb named Fat Man. Close to 225,000 people died from the bombings. -
VJ Day
Victory over Japan. Japan's surrender took place aboard the U.S.S. Missouri, anchored in Tokyo Bay.
