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The Blitz
Germany invades Poland using the blitzkreig tatic. It was also called lightning war. In included three waves: air, tank, and infantry. -
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WWII
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Warsaw Surrenders
Germany and the Soviet Union divide Poland between them. -
Italy Enters
Italy enters the war with the Axis Powers. -
Battle of Britain
Airial warfare at Britain that ends with German defeat. -
Axis Powers
Italy, Germany, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact. -
Salingrad
4,000,000 US troops are sent to Russia. Within the month, more than 2.5 million Russians had been killed or captured. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese use their air ships to bomb Pearl Harbor, destorying much of our own equipment. This coerces America to join the war. -
Japanese Invade Philippines
Japanese invade the Philippine Islands. Americans surrender. -
Battle of Midway
Large -mostly naval- battle said to be the turning point of the war. -
Camps in America
Internment camps in America were created after the bombing at Pearl Harbor. Japanese Americans were placed in these camps. -
Italy Surrenders
Italy surrenders from the war. -
Operation Overload
Code name for the battle at Normandy. This operation pitted German invaded territory against the Allied Forces. -
D-Day
US invasion of Normandy. -
Iwo Jima
US enters the volcanic Japanese island of Iwo Jima. Japanese use Guerilla Warfare. Place of the famous flag raising. -
Hitler Commits Suicide
Hitler kills himself in his bunker. He knows the war is lost. -
Germany Surrenders
Germany surrenders. The title pretty much explains it. -
The Bomb
US drops the first Atomic weapon on Hiroshima. -
The Other Bomb
Americans make the decision to drop the Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki. -
V-J Day
The Emperor of Japan surrender over the radio. -
Japan Signs the Papers
After V-J Day, Japan signs the official papers marking the end of the war.