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World War II Events
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German Blitzkrieg (1939-1940)
During 1939, Germany overran Europe and was relying on a military skill. German forces tried out Blitzkrieg in Poland before invasion of Belgium. When Britain and France reacted to German invasion they believed that the attack was to reclaim their lost. The impact was that Hitler offered to make peace with the western allies while his general prepare for an invasion of France that winter. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/blitzkrieg -
Fall of Paris (1940)
In 1939 Paris started preparing for war when Nazi Germany invaded when the Germans attacked France and defeated the French army. During this time, the French government saw itself split on the side to take as many of the political were looking for peace with Germany. In late 1940, German forces defeated Allied forces by operations and conquered France on the western front. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-enter-paris -
Operation Barbarossa (1941)
On this day, Adolf Hitler launched his armies eastward in a big invasion of the Soviet Union. It was a turning point for the tales of Adolf Hitler's third term, in that the failure of Operation Barbarossa resulted in the defeat of Nazi Germany. Russia and Germany signed a pact in 1939 which said that they wouldn't come between each other territory. This made the war turn into a big change. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-launches-operation-barbarossathe-invasion-of-russia -
Pearl Harbor (1941)
In 1941, Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval base at pearl harbor, Hawaii Territory. Within the first two hours 18 US warships had been sunk, 188 aircraft destroyed and 2,403 men and women were killed. Before pearl harbor their was tension between Japan and the U.S. Japan signed the Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy, the two fascist regimes then at war with the Allies. Pearl habor changed America in a big way. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor -
Wannsee Conference (1942)
On January 20, 1942 Nazi party and government officials gathered at the Villa of Wannsee to discuss the "final solution of the Jewish question". This meeting happened because the Wannsee Conference was formally revealed to non-Nazi leaders who would help arrange for Jews to be transported from all over German-occupied Europe to SS-operated. The impact was to clean the Aryan race an the leaders agreed. https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/wannsee-conference-and-the-final-solution -
Battle of Midway (1942)
Battle of Midway was the turning point in the pacific war. Before the coral sea, the imperial navy of Japan got rid of all it enemies from pacific and indian ocean. This battle fought with almost the whole aircraft in which the U.S. destroyed Japans first line and the best pilots. At the end of the battle, Japan lost four carriers, a cruiser and 292 aircrafts and 2,500 suffered horribly. -
Warsaw Ghetto uprising (1943)
Ghettos in the eastern Europe tried to organize against the Germans and to protect themselves with homemade weapons. In the summer of 42' Jew were deported from Warsaw to Treblinka. After the German invasion of Poland more than 400,000 jews in the warsaw were token to an area of the city. The Germans under General stroop began the final end of the ghetto and remaining of jews. https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/warsaw-ghetto-uprising -
D-Day (Normandy Invasion - 1944)
On June 6, 1944 allied forces attacked German forces on the coast of Normandy, France. Their were over 150,000 soldiers the allies won and became World War II in Europe. D-day was a secret mission called "Operation Overlord". Goal was that every soldiers was to drive German military back. The effect of D-day was to force the Germans to fight a two front war like in WWI. A million of troops reached the invasion of France in WWII. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day -
Liberation of concentration camps (1945)
As the second World War crossed Europe they came about these concentration camps filled with weak and starving prisoners. When the soviet soldiers came to Auschwitz and they found hundred of sick and weaken prisoners. As the evidence was being shown the Germans tried to hide the evidence of murders, gas chambers, starvation etc. After the liberation, many survivors feared to return home and start their normal lifes. https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/liberation-of-nazi-camps -
Battle of Iwo Jima (1945)
This battle was between the U.S. Marines and the Imperial Army of Japan in the early 1945. American invaded this island had the plan already in motion, they believed it wouldn't last more than a few days. Two airfields on the island was under Japan control that could of been used by Japanese fighters planes attack American bombers on flight to Japan. This was one of the major battles which the Marine corps landed and captured the island during WWII. www. history of Iwo Jima.com -
VE Day (1945)
On this day both Great Britain and the United States celebrated victory in Europe. May 8th, the Germans troops laid down their forces. More than 8,000 German soldiers lost their lives trying to surrender. This caused the allies to surrender which means it marked the end of WWII in Europe. This day was observed because allies defeated Nazi Germany but didn't end the second World War. https://www.history.com/news/v-e-day-around-the-world -
Potsdam Declaration (1945)
After the surrender of Japan, two months later allied leaders gathered in Potsdam to settle peace and other issues. At the conference many harsh issues between the allies were marked by suspicion between the U.S. and the soviet union. They agreed to divide Germany up into four parts so that Germany would be far but not equal. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Potsdam-Declaration -
Dropping of the atomic bombs (1945)
In the 1940's the United States had been working on developing an atomic weapon after been told that the Nazi Germany was researching nuclear weapons. President Truman was warned that any attempts to invade Japan would end in a terror of war. This impacted the world by starting a evolution of bombs of devastation that increased nuclear weapons. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-bomb-dropped-on-hiroshima -
VJ Day (1945)
This day was celebrated to mark the acceptance by the allied of the WWII of Nazi Germany surrender of armed forces. This new receive on this day was announced to the world. This was the celebration over the final of ending the World War II. Japan had surrendered and that when the ceremony was held. This day impacted by the Allies celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler's term. https://www.historynet.com/v-e-day-1945-the-celebration-heard-round-the-world.htm -
Battle of the Bulge (1945)
At the battle of the Bulge the Germans launch the last war of the battles. Bulge was an effort to push to allied front to the west from northern France to Belgium. It happened because the Germans mad a "bulge" around the area the Ardennes pushing through the American line which was the largest in the western front. German lost many of their experienced troops and equipment it impacted the forces because they didnt lanuch a attack. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-the-bulge
