-
Germany's invasion of Poland
Poland was that first invasion to the start of World War II. German military defeated the Polish army within weeks of invasion. With many tanks Germany saw the borders as an easy way to get through using a massive encirclement attack. After Warsaw surrendered, Britain and France declared war on Germany for invading Poland. Germany would soon take over Poland and use the land area to invade the Soviet Unioin in 1941. http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005070 -
Period: to
German Blitzkrieg
The term Blitzkrieg means “lightning war” in German. The first try of the Blitzkrieg started in Poland. Germany used a mass force of fast moving modern weapons. After Poland was defeated it was divided between Germany and the Soviet Union. All of this happened by the end of September. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/blitzkrieg -
Fall of Paris
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/francesurrenders.htm</a>While the German army was still moving southward the French army are fleeing for their lives. Abandoning Paris the French are leaving it an open city to become taken by Germany. This allowed the Germans to enter France without any resistance, On June 22 an armistice is signed by both Germany an France to seize fire in France. As usual there is more added to the armistice. Germany now has taken two thirds of France and the French army is disbanded.
-
Period: to
Battle of Britain
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/battle_of_britain<Hitler turned all of his attention to Britian after France surrendered. The fighting began with aircraft but did not last long because Germany was tired of the British that kept fighting back with more and more planes. Germany fought back one last time but still did not take out Britian's planes. Due to this Germany decides to postpone the invasion of Britian. Since Hitler did not get what he planned he moved on to attack the Soviet Union but still continued to bomb Britian throughout the war.
-
Period: to
Operation Barbarossa
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/operation_barbarossa.htm</a>Operation Barbarossa was Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union. This invasion happened to be the largest military attack of World War II. After the invasion Soviets were said to have major consequences. Hiter stated "when the attack on Russia starts the world will hold its breath". Three army groups attacked the Soviet Union and all three consisted of more and more soldiers.
-
Pearl Harbor
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor</a> A surprise attack by two Japenese aircaft waves came in at 7:35 AM and 8:55 AM on Pearl Harbor. America would declare war on Japan the next day. Three days later Japan allies with Germany and Italy. Japan had also declared war on the United States. Even with the war two years in United States had now entered World War II.
-
Period: to
Battle of the Coral Sea
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-coral-sea</a> Even though the battle only lasted four days it was the first air-sea battle in history. The Japenese were trying to get control on the Coral Sea by invading Port Moresby. Only to ruin their plans, the United States attacked the Japenese from aircraft carrier planes. The battle left Japan with not enough planes to attack Port Moresby.
-
Period: to
Battle of Midway
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_of_midway.htm</a> The Battle of Midway destroyed Japan's naval strength. After the battle the navy never recovered from the United States maual. The plan for the attack required a lot of complexity and perfect timing. The battleships that were spotted first were sunk. The Battle of
-
Period: to
Battle of Stalingrad
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingrad</a>The Battle of Stalingrad was the successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad. It was the bloodest battle of World War II. Soviets said it seemed to be the greatest battle of their Great Patriotic War. It stopped Germany from advancing into the Soviet Union. Also it was the turning point for the Allies. The -
D-Day
<a href='http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day' Nearlly 156,000 American, British, and Canadian forces set on five beaches along the coast of France's Normandy region. This was one of the largest military assaults in history. It required very extream planning. By late August 1944 all of northern France had been liberated. The Allies had defeated the Germans and this was the biggest day of the war. -
Period: to
Battle of the Bulge
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-the-bulge Hitler launched a surprise blitzkrieg. With three German armies this battle became the most deadly in the west. Germany's army would attack in the most quiet region, where the American's would be caught off guard. German shortage of fuel and the gallantry of American troops fighting in the frozen forests would take a huge toll in the battle. The battle became the costiest battle for the United States. -
Period: to
Batttle of Iwo Jima
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_of_iwo_jima.htm</a>The winning of this battle was the plan to win the war in the far east for the United States. The whole goal was to defeat the Japanese mainland by destorying Japan's merchant fleet. The Japanese used trenches, dugouts, and caves to fight the United States. The battle was moved inland rather than being fought on the beach because they would get bogged down in the sand.
-
Liberation of concentration camps
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005131</a>When Allied troops began moving through Europe they came across concentration camps, where mainly jews had now become prisioners. The prisoners were dying of starvation and disease. To avoid getting caught Nazis would force the prisoners to move westward. As the Allies continued to liberate the camps Germany slowly began to fall apart. Most if not all of the camps were all becoming liberated and Germany had no way to stop the Allied troops.
-
VE Day
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/victory-in-europe</a>
VE Day was a celebration for both Great Britian and the United States. They put out flags and banners to celebrate the victory over the German Nazis. On this day Nazis surrendered to the United States and Great Britian claiming their loss in World War II. The final cease-fire took place in Berlin. The Nazis surrendered to the Soviet Union the next day, May 9th. This would be the day that the Allies won the war. -
Dropping of atomic bomb in Nagasaki
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-bomb-is-dropped-on-hiroshima</a>After Harry S. Turman, the United States president, found out Japan was not going to surrender he decided to drop bombs on Japan. After the bombing there were on 28,000 buildings left when they began with 90,000. Many doctors and nurses had died in the bombing leaving the city with not a lot of medical help. Also many fires were set as a result of the bombing. The two bombs dropped in Japan would cause Japan to surrender and the war to be over.
