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German invasion of Poland
Germany invades poland and mercilessly bombs warsaw, poland’s capital, Also it was a test of Germany’s newest military strategy the blitzkrieg a fast and merciless attack that included many fsst moving artilery and planes. -
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WWII
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Britain and France declare war on Germany
Britain and France declare war on Germany and show first resistance toward the axis powers -
Germany takes over France
France falls into the hands of the germans and The germans take control of the northern portion leaving the southern portion under control of WWI french hero: Marshal Phillipe -
Battle of Britain
German fighter planes atack britan and are reppeled by Britain fighters, an important victory because it signaled the allies that hittler could be stoped -
Afrika Corps
General Rommel's Afrika corps struck back at british soldiers and drove them back, setting back british troops who reatreted to lybia -
Operation Barbarossa
The world's largest invasion: 4 million Axis soldiers invaded USSR and it showed the world that hittler wanted world domination -
No more Petrolum
During July 1941 the US cut the petrolum supply line that was going to japan, also mass murders of jews were happening, This is a major event in WWII because if the US had not cut the supply line Japan would not have atacked the US and the US would have never entered the war -
Pearl Harbor
On the 7th of December of the year 1941, Japan atacked pearl harbor and killed over 2000 americans and sunk 12 ships. Also it made the US declare war on the axis powers -
Final Solution
The Germans at the Wansee conference decide a final solution to the jew "problem" and it marked a turning point in how the world viewed the nazi regime -
Start of the battle of Midway
Midway was a small island on the pacific that contained an important airfield that if captured by the US would let them supply their troops.
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End of the battle of MIdway
The importance of this battle was huge because it punched a hole in Japan's morale and navy, also it let the us supply its soldiers -
Start of Guadalcanal
US forces atacked islands in asia that marked major supply routes for japan marking a major advance for the US armed forces -
End of Guadalcanal
Guad;acanal was a brutal and very hard battle -
D-Day
US forced invade Normandy by air and sea, Marked a major advance in the liberation of france -
Battle of the Bulge Bastogne
The most bloody battle of WWII, The us armed forces was tasked with defending Bastogne as German soldiers unleashed a massive attack. with clothes unfit for winter many did not survive. Also it makred a major importance in the war because it liberated belgium from the Axis powers -
Yalta Conference
Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin meet and disscus how the world would be after the war. -
Okinawa- Op.Iceberg
Bloodiest battle of the pacific theater and its purpose was to capture Okinawa an island off the coast of japan, The victory crippled Japan and let the US get close to mainland Japan -
German Downfall
Germany surrenders to alied forces, Marking the end of the war in europe -
Atom bomb
Enola Gay drops the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, the world sees its first use for atomic weapons on another country -
Atom Bomb 2
Bockscar drops the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Making japan suffer heavy losses and leting the world wittness the outcomes of war -
End OF WWII
Japan surrenders to US Armed forces and marks a turning point in how future conflicts are handled
