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German invasion of Poland
the start of WWII was marked by this invasion. they used blitzkrieg. Also the soviet Union invaded Poland and the Baltic nations. -
Germany invaded France
when Germany invaded France they captured Paris. France surrendered by signing the armistice. -
Germany bombed London and the Battle of Britain began.
the battle mainly took place over the English Channel and England Proper, and involved German held bases in northern France as well as attacked originating from German controlled Norway. Prior to the Battle of Britain, the German military machine new little of defeat thanks to their recently strong showing across europe. Hitlers mistake was fighting a 2 front war. -
US declares war on Germany
four days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the United States declaration of war against the Japanese Empire, Nazi Germany declared war against the United States, in response to what was claimed to be a series of provocations by the United States government when the US was still officially neutral during World War II. The decision to declare war was made by Adolf Hitler, almost without consultation. Later that day, the United States declared war on Germany. -
operation barbarossa
Hitler intended to force Norwegians, Swedes and Danes to move to these territories in the East. However he was confident it could still be achieved during the summer months of 1941. Hitler ordered Paulus to take Stalingrad whatever the cost to German forces. -
japan bombed pearl harbor
Tensions increased when in September, 1940, Japan and Germany signed the German-Japanese Pact. Allied secret services soon discovered that Joachim von Ribbentrop, the German foreign minister, had sent a telegram to Vyacheslav Molotov, the Soviet foreign minister, where he pointed out that the alliance was to be directed towards the United States and not the Soviet Union. 105 high-level bombers, 135 dive-bombers and 81 fighter aircraft attacked the the US Fleet at Pearl Harbor -
Lend Lease
This was between Great Britain and the United States. An arrangement for the transfer of war supplies, including food, machinery (vehicles, mostly), and services to nations whose defense was considered vital to the defense of the United States in World War II. The United States of America gave Great Britain old war ships and in return Great Britain let the United States put missile sights on Bermuda and the Carribean. -
battle of midway
The strategic Pacific island of Midway became center stage for a complex Japanese Navy initiative to help setup a launch post within reach of Hawaii. Japan was keen on knocking out the remaining american carriers. they were also hopeful on a negotiation to end the war in the pacific on terms favorable to the empire. -
Germany invaded Soviet Union
This victory was the turning point of the war in the Pacific. Germany invaded the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union defeated Germany at Stalingrad, marking the turning point of the war in Eastern Europe. -
bataan death march
After the April 9, 1942, U.S. surrender of the Bataan Peninsula on the main Philippine island of Luzon to the Japanese during World War II, Filipino and American troops on Bataan were forced to make an arduous 65-mile march to prison camps. The marchers made the trek in intense heat and were subjected to harsh treatment by Japanese guards. -
warsaw uprising
Jews living in rural areas had their property confiscated and they were rounded up and sent to ghettos in towns and cities. The two largest ghettos were established in Warsaw and Lodz. They began importing jews to ghettos in Poland. -
D-Day
the Battle of Normandy, resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s control. the battle began on June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, when some 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The bombs effects were unbearable. People's faces and hands were burnt and swollen and sheets of skin peeled away. This happened because by the time the bomb was built, Germany had surrendered. -
Iwo Jima
on Feb 19 american soldiers began landing on the island with over 250,000 men and 900 ships.The main objective was to capture the island's three airstrips and to to obtain a forward air base for the planned Allied attack on the Japanese home territories. -
battle of the bulge
In one final, desperate gamble of the war, Hitler enacted his Ardennes Offensive and drove a wedge into the Allied lines towards Antwerp. both german forces and the US butted heads in a town called Bastogne. this was the last major German offensive. -
Liberation of concentration camps
As Allied troops entered Nazi-occupied territories, the final rescue and liberation transpired. Allied troops who stumbled upon the concentration camps were shocked at what they found. Soviet forces were the first to approach a major Nazi camp, reaching Majdanek near Lublin, Poland, in July 1944. Surprised by the rapid Soviet advance, the Germans attempted to hide the evidence of mass murder by demolishing the camp.
