WWII Timeline

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  • Invasion of China By Japanese Army

    Invasion of China By Japanese Army
    In 1937, Japanese forces invade China and commit many atrocities.
  • Hitler Invades Poland

    Hitler Invades Poland
    Hitler and his army march into Poland and takes the country using his infamous Blitzkrieg method.
  • German Blitzkrieg method is effective against Europe

    German Blitzkrieg method is effective against Europe
    Germany and their armies are using the Blitzkrieg method of warfare. It is highly effective as it catches land and sea vehicles off guard and can change the fate of the battle instantly.
  • Auschwitz begins to exterminate the Jews

    Auschwitz begins to exterminate the Jews
    The soon to be biggest death camp, Auschwitz, is starting to begin their mass extermination of the Jews.
  • Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Britain

    Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Britain
    Winston Churchill, a war hero, is now newly elected as Prime Minister of Britain.
  • Hitler plans to invade Russia

    Hitler plans to invade Russia
    Hitler decides to end the "phony war" by going and planning to invade Russia. Stalin is not amused by this.
  • Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor

    Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor
    Japan takes the US by surprise by bombing a navy base in Hawaii, Pearl Harbor on an early sunday morning.
  • America defeats Japan at "The Battle of Midway"

    America defeats Japan at "The Battle of Midway"
    America defeats the Japanese forces at "the Battle of Midway" and forces Japan's offensive back.
  • German army begins to start losing many lives in Stalingrad.

    German army begins to start losing many lives in Stalingrad.
    During the invasion of Russia, many Soviets died. However, as the Germans marched through Stalingrad, the Soviets surrounded the city as the harsh winter closed in. When the winter inevitibly came, many German soldiers died to the harsh cold and starvation.
  • Germany surrenders at Stalingrad

    Germany surrenders at Stalingrad
    After many losses, Germany decides to surrender at Stalingrad to avoid losing much more men.
  • Italy surrenders

    Italy surrenders
    After the Allies invaded Africa and defeated the Afrika Corps, they went onwards to Rome. Within a month, the Allies had forced the Italians to surrender.
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    Allied troops from Britain, USA, and Canada start storming the beaches of Normandy in order to gain land. On the first day, 10,000 soldiers had died. After a month, many more die.
  • Guam is Liberated by US forces

    Guam is Liberated by US forces
    Guam is liberated by the US Okinawa from Japanese forces.
  • Auschwitz gets destroyed and liberated by Soviets

    Auschwitz gets destroyed and liberated by Soviets
    Auschwitz is invaded by the Soviets and causes many Jews to be liberated from the German death camp.
  • Russia reaches Berlin

    Russia reaches Berlin
    The Soviet forces that started marching toward Berlin from Russia had finally reached Berlin and began assaulting the city.
  • Soviets repel German attacks and start heading towards Germany

    Soviets repel German attacks and start heading towards Germany
    After the attack of Stalingrad, the Germans started retreating. Not soon after, the Soviets started to gain land in Europe and started pushing to Berlin.
  • Hitler commits suicide

    Hitler commits suicide
    Hitler sees that this is the end, and commits suicide by digesting a cyanide pill and shooting himself.
  • Germany Surrenders

    Germany Surrenders
    After the death of Hitler, the Nazi army could not withstand the war much longer. They finally surrendered and WWII is starting to come to an end.
  • US drops Atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    US drops Atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
    The USA decided to bomb two major Japanese cities with their newly developed and highly secret atom bombs named, Fat man and Little boy
  • Japan Surrenders and US celebrates VJ Day

    Japan Surrenders and US celebrates VJ Day
    VJ day, or Victory over Japan day, was the day when WWII officially came to an end. Japan surrendered after the devastating attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki with the atomic bombs.