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WWII Events

By hgeoffrey

  • BOMBS AWAY

    BOMBS AWAY
    Japan bombs pearl harbor.

  • THIS IS WHEN IT ALL STARTS

    THIS IS WHEN IT ALL STARTS
    U.S Declares WAR

  • Germany Hears

    Germany Hears
    Nazi Germany and its Axis partners declare war on the United States
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    Germany Hears

    Nazi Germany and its Axis partners declare war on the United States

  • Battle of midway

    Battle of midway
    British and US navies halt the Japanese naval advance in the central Pacific at Midway.

  • HALT JAPS

    HALT JAPS
    US troops halt the Japanese island-hopping advance towards Australia at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands
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    HALT JAPS

    US troops halt the Japanese island-hopping advance towards Australia at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands

  • Tunisia

    Tunisia
    Axis forces in Tunisia surrender to the Allies, ending the North African campaign.

  • Salerno

    Salerno
    Allied troops land on the beaches of Salerno near Naples.

  • Rome

    Rome
    Allied troops liberate Rome. Within six weeks, Anglo-American bombers could hit targets in eastern Germany for the first time

  • D-DAY

    D-DAY
    British and US troops successfully land on the Normandy beaches of France, opening a “Second Front” against the Germans. Thousands of american troops die in this battle at Normandy.

  • The Phillipiens

    The Phillipiens
    US troops land in the Philippines.

  • Suredered to allies

    Suredered to allies
    On May 7, 1945, Germany surrendered.

  • THE ENDING

    THE ENDING
    The United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. The Soviet Union declares war on Japan and invades Manchuria. The United States drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. Having agreed in principle to unconditional surrender on August 14, 1945, Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II.