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German Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg is a term used to describe a method of offensive warfare designed to strike a swift focused blow at an enemy using mobile maneuverable forces including armored tanks and air support.
The concept of blitzkrieg was formed by Prussian military tactics of the early 19th century.
In the first phase of World War II in Europe, Germany sought to avoid a long war. -
German Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg is a term used to describe a method of offensive warfare designed to strike a swift focused blow at an enemy using mobile maneuverable forces including armored tanks and air support. In the first phase of World War II in Europe, Germany sought to avoid a long war. Germany's strategy was to defeat its opponents in a series of short campaigns.Blitzkrieg is a term used to describe a method of offensive warfare designed to strike a swift, focused blow at an enemy using mobile. -
Pearl Harbor
On the morning of 7 December 1941, at 7.55am local time 183 aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked the United States Naval base at Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii.
First, it intended to destroy important American fleet units, thereby preventing the Pacific Fleet from interfering with Japanese conquest of the Dutch East Indies.
In all, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor crippled or destroyed nearly 20 American ships and more than 300 airplanes. -
Pearl Harbor
On the morning of 7 December 1941, at 7.55am local time, 183 aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked the United States Naval base at Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. As war was inevitable, Japan's only chance was the element of surprise and to destroy America's navy as quickly as possible.In all, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor crippled or destroyed nearly 20 American ships and more than 300 airplanes. Dry docks and airfields were likewise destroyed. -
Wannsee Conference
The Wannsee Conference was a meeting of senior government officials of Nazi Germany and Schutzstaffel leaders, held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee on 20 January 1942.Now, as the German army rolled into the Soviet Union, they were again trapped. ... the the Wannsee Conference and the Final Solution to the Jewish Question.On January 20, 1942, fifteen high-ranking Nazi Party and German government leaders gathered for an important meeting. -
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
On 19 April 1943 the first day of the most significant period of the resistance 7,000 Jews were transported from the Warsaw Ghetto to Treblinka extermination camp where purportedly they developed again into resistance.The Warsaw ghetto uprising was a violent revolt that occurred from April 19 to May 16, 1943 during World War II. Residents of the Jewish ghetto in Nazi occupied Warsaw Poland staged the armed revolt to prevent deportations The uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto. -
Allied invasion of Italy
The Allied invasion of Italy was the Allied amphibious landing on mainland Italy that took place on 3 September 1943 during the early stages of the Italian Campaign of World War II.One reason was that the invasion of Italy meant that the Allies were successful with their invasion of North Africa. The British 8th Army under Field Marshal Bernard L. Montgomery begins the Allied invasion of the Italian peninsula, crossing the Strait of Messina from Sicily and landing at Calabria. -
Operation Thunderclap
In 1944, during World War II, a plan called the Thunderclap Plan was proposed. The plan was to bomb Berlin, which would inflict many casualties.In 1944, during World War II, a plan called the Thunderclap Plan was proposed. The plan was to bomb Berlin, which would inflict many casualties.The plan was to bomb Berlin, which would inflict many casualties. However, the plan was never put into action. -
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Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Counteroffensive, was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II, and took place from 16 December 1944 to 25 January 1945.The Battle of the Bulge, so-called because the Germans created a bulge around the area of the Ardennes forest in pushing through the American defensive line, was the largest fought on the Western front.The Germans lost so many experienced troops and equipment. -
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Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps and Navy landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.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.The Battle of Iwo Jim was an epic day -
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Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg, was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Marine and Army forces against the Imperial Japanese Army.The Battle of Okinawa started in April 1945. The capture of Okinawa was part of a three-point plan the Americans had for winning the war in the Far East.Summary: The battle of Okinawa, also known as Operation Iceberg, took place in April-June 1945. It was the largest amphibious. -
Liberation of concentration camps
Shortly before Germany's surrender, Soviet forces liberated the Stutthof, Sachsenhausen, and Ravensbrueck concentration camps. US forces liberated the Buchenwald concentration camp near Weimar, Germany, on April 11, 1945, a few days after the Nazis began evacuating the camp.It was the largest extermination and concentration camp, to which over a million people had been deported from all over Europe. Upon liberation.Many were so weak that they could hardly move. -
VE Day
Victory in Europe Day, generally known as VE Day or V-E Day, or simply as V-Day, is a day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces on the 8 May 1945.V-E Day commemorates the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany to the Allied forces in 1945, ending World War II in Europe.8 May 1945 – VE (Victory in Europe) Day – was one that remained in the memory of all those who witnessed it. -
Potsdam Declaration
The Potsdam Declaration or the Proclamation Defining Terms for Japanese Surrender was a statement that called for the surrender of all Japanese armed forces during World War II.The Potsdam Declaration was intended from the start to serve as legal basis for handling Japan after the war. Following the surrender of the Japanese government and the landing of General McArthur in Japan in September 1945, the Potsdam Declaration served as legal basis for occupation reforms. -
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Dropping of the atomic bombs
The United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, respectively, with the consent of the United Kingdom, as required by the Quebec Agreement.on August 6, 1945, a plane called the Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. Instantly, 70,000 Japanese citizens Share on Pinterest The bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the only nuclear weapons ever to have been used in war. -
VJ Day
Victory over Japan Day is the day on which Imperial Japan surrendered in World War II, in effect bringing the war to an end.Victory over Japan Day (also known as V-J Day, Victory in the Pacific Day, or V-P Day) is the day on which Imperial Japan surrendered in World War II, in effect bringing the war to an end. ... The name, V-J Day, had been selected by the Allies after they named V-E Day for the victory in Europe.Victory over Japan Day.
