-
Rape of Nanking
The Nanking Massacre was an episode of mass murder and mass rape committed by Japanese troops against the residents of Nanjing. -
German Blitzkrieg
It was military tactic calculated to create psychological shock and resultant disorganization in enemy forces through warfare weapons. -
Germany's Invasion of Poland
Germany used their power to invade Poland. This is known as the official start of WW2. -
Period: to
world war two
-
Fall of Paris
German forces occupied Paris unopposed on 14 June after a chaotic period of flight of the French government that led to a collapse of the French army. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan attacked America. Japan used many suicide bombs to attack America. -
D-Day
Allied forces invaded northern France by means of beach landings in Normandy. -
Battle of the Bulge
The last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. -
The Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa 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. -
VE Day
VE day was Victory in Europe Day. Was a holiday to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. -
Dropping of the atomic bombs
The new weapon be used to bring the war to a speedy end. The American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. -
VJ Day
Victory over Japan Day is the day on which Imperial Japan surrendered in World War II, in effect ending the war.
