WWII

Japanese Invasion of China

Jul 7, 1937

Started when Japan wanted to invade China and followed into WWII after Japan attacked pearl harbor.

German Blitzkrieg

Apr 13, 1939

Technique used in war to fight.

Germany's invasion of Poland

Sep 1, 1939

Germany invaded Poland and defeated them so Britain and France declared war on Germany.

Operation Barbarossa

Apr 13, 1941

Code name for Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union. Germany wanted to take over the Western Soviet Union so that it could be repopulated by Germans.

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Japan attacked pearl harbor because the US cut off their oil supply and stopped them from conquering China.

Wannsee Conference

Apr 13, 1942

Conference help by the German officials to ensure the cooperation of administrative leaders of various government departments in the implementation of the Final Solution to the Jewish question.

Operation Gomorrah

Jul 24, 1943

British bomber invade Germany by day and US invades them by night.

D-Day (Normandy Invasion - 1944)

Jun 6, 1944

The day the US decided they would attack Germany and bring Hitler down because he was out of control.

Battle of the Bulge

Dec 16, 1944

Last major German campaign of WW11

Operation Thunderclap

Apr 13, 1945

A plan to attack Berlin that never happened but they wanted to kill/hurt over 220,000 people.

Battle of Okinawa

Apr 13, 1945

Series of battles in Japan.

Dropping of the atomic bombs

Apr 13, 1945

Dropped the first atom bomb and killed about 80,000 people.

VE Day (1945)

May 8, 1945

Victory in Europe day is a day that marks the acceptance of the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces.

VJ Day

Aug 14, 1945

Victory over Japan day is the day Japan surrendered.

Battle of Iwo Jima (1945)

Feb 19, 1946

US captures Island of Iwo Jima