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Germany Invades Poland
Germany invaded Poland using the Blitzkreig war strategy. While Poland was being taken over by Germany on that side of the country, the U.S.S.R was attacking Poland from the East. England and France gave little help to Poland. But France and England soon declared war on Germany for invading Poland, this sparked the war of WW2. -
Germany Invades France
In six weeks Germany destroys ally forces in France by mobile operations. -
Germany starts bombing London in England
The Luftwaffe (Nazi Air Force) started a relentless air bombing campaign by continuously dropping bombs on London and other major cities. This didn't ruin morale but crushed the English civilian effort. -
Germany starts to invade the Soviet Union
Germany launches Operation Barbossa, the raid to invade the Soviet Union. The Russian Army was on the verge of collapse, but before Hitler made one final sweep, Russia's harsh winter crushed the Nazi Army's morale and cost a lot of Nazi lives. This caused Hitler to pull his army out of Russia. -
Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor
On this date, Japan launched a surprise attack on a U.S. Naval base in Hawaii. The element of surprise devasted U.S. Navy ships and American lives, approximately 2,403 Americans died. -
The Battle of Bataan and the Bataan Death March
Japanese crush the American and Phillipino resistance on the Bataan Peninsula. Surviving Americans and Phillipinos were forced to walk a 65-mile hike to prison camps. The conditions were terrible causing a lot of American and Phillipino casualties. -
The Internment of Japanese Americans
The Internment of Japanese was the imprisoning of Japanese-Americans in internment camps in America. This was caused by fear of Americans thinking that the Japanese Americans were working with Japan in the war. -
D-Day Invasion
The U.S. invaded Normandy in Frane by raiding the beach of Omaha. The beach was heavily fortified by Germany, so they had put up a good defense but after a while, the Americans had taken the beach and changed the course of the war on the western front for the rest of the war. -
The Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle between America and Japan. The United State's ultimate goal was to take over the Island of Iwo Jima so they had an air base closer to Japan. America had suffered high casualties because of the non-stop attacking. -
Nuclear Devastation of Japan
The U.S. used nuclear bombs on the Japan cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These bombings were done by U.S. planes (B-25 Bombers). These events caused Japan to leave the war leaving Germany against the Allies.
