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Japanese Invasion of China
The Japanese invade Manchuria and Northern China. -
German Blitzkrieg
German for 'lightning warfare', it was a military tactic designed to create shock adn disorganization through surprise, speed and superiority of weapons/materials. -
German Blitzkrieg
German for "lightning warfare", it was a military tactic designed to createe shock and disorganization by means of surprise, speed and superiority of weapons/materials. -
Fall of Paris
Paris succumbs to German invasion -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanesse bombed an important military base, causing the US to enter WWII. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese bomb an important military base in Hawaii, resulting in the US entering WWII -
Wannsee Conference
A meeting of senior Nazi officials held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee. -
Wannsee Conference
A meeting of senior government officials of Nazi Germany. -
Bataan Death March
The march of American and Fillipeno prisoners of war, led by the Japanese Army. -
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising- Start
A violet revolt... -
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising- End
by the Jewish people in the Warsaw Ghetto against Nazi Powers. -
D Day- Normandy Invasion
The day Allied Forces invaded Northern France by means of beaches. -
D Day- Normandy Invasion
The day in which Allied Forces invade Northern Franch by means of its beaches. -
Liberation of Concentration Camps- First Major
The first major concentration camp to be liberated was Majdanek in Poland. -
Battle of the Bulge- Start
The last major German offensive campaign... -
Battle of the Bulge- Start
The last major offensive campaign of Germany... -
Battle of the Bulge- End
...Causing the Germans to exhaust resources on the Western Front and delaying Allied plans by weeks. -
Battle of the Bulge- End
...Causing German depetion of resources on the Western Front and Allied plans to be delayed by weeks. -
Battle of Iwo Jima- Start
A major battle in which the US attempted to capture... -
Battle of Iwo Jima- Start
The US attemps to capture... -
Battle of Iwo Jima- End
... the island of Iwo Jima and were successful. -
Battle of Iwo Jima- End
... the Japanese island of Iwo Jima and succeeds. -
Battle of Okinawa- Start
The last major battle of WWII, fought at the island of Okinawa... -
VE Day
Victory in Europe Day, celebrating the surrender of German Armed Forces. -
VE Day
The celebration of the unconditional surrender of German Armed Forces. -
Liberation of Concentration Camps- Last
The last concentration camp to be liberated is Stutthof. -
Battle of Okinawa- End
... fought between the US and Japan, with the US reigning success and forcing the Japanese to hand over all weapons, maybe including, the most revered sword in all of Japan, the Honjo Masamune, which to this day has not been found. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
The US drops an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
The US drops an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. -
Bombing of Nagasaki
The US drops an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki. -
Bombing of Nagasaki
The US drops and atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki. -
VJ Day
Victory over Japan day.