ww2

By ColbyBath65

  • Germany invades Poland

    Germany invades Poland
    Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, this was the start of World War 2. This was lead by Hitler and the Germans strategy included rapid attacks by tank, and infantry.

  • Soviet Invades Poland

    Soviet Invades Poland
    The Soviet had a secret agreement with Germany in which they carried out and attacked Poland as well. Poland was already weakened by Germany which is why this attack from the Soviet was so successful.

  • Germany invades Denmark

    Germany invades Denmark
    Germany invaded Denmark and Norway on April 9, 1940. Norway resisted for 2 months, however, Denmark surrendered immediately. By this point Germany was known as a very aggressive force in ww2.

  • Invasion of France

    Invasion of France
    Germanys invasion on France on May 10, 1940 was a very quick invasion. Hitler used a strategy called the Blitzkrieg strategy, this was very forceful and very deadly.

  • Bombing of Pearl Harbor

    Bombing of Pearl Harbor
    The bombing of Pearl Harbor occured on Decemeber, 7, 1941. Japan launched a surprise attack on the United States. This killed 2,400 American people including many that were not of the US military.

  • US joining WW2

    US joining WW2
    Just 1 day after the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, the US declared entry into WW2. this was huge for the allied forces because of the United States advanced militarism and resources being brought to the allied forces.

  • Battle of midway

    Battle of midway
    This was fought between the United States and Japan. This battle was won by the United States and this shifted the balance of power in the Pacific to the Allies.

  • Battle of Stalin Grad

    Battle of Stalin Grad
    This battle was fought between Germany and Russia. After months of fighting the Russians eventually pushed the Germans back into Germany, marking a turning point for the Eastern Front.

  • D-day

    D-day
    D-day was on June 6th, 1944, this was the allied invasion on a Nazi occupied France. Over 156,000 troops stormed the beaches of Normandy in a huge assault, this was a huge turning point and success for the Allies.

  • Atomic Bomb

    Atomic Bomb
    World War 2 ended on September 2, 1945. The United States dropped 2 Atomic bombs on Japan. This killed over 200,000 total people in Japan and ended WW2.