WWII timeline

By wardell
  • Japanese invasion of Manchuria

    Japanese invasion of Manchuria
    the Japanese had few natural resources so there way of gain them was war they took over Manchuria hoping to even the resources to population ratio
  • Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany

    Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany
    after a series of parliamentary elections and associated backroom intrigues president Paul von Hindenburg appointed Hitler Chancellor
  • Nanking Massacre/Rape of Nanking

    Nanking Massacre/Rape of Nanking
    Japanese troops raped and killed thousands of Chinese men and woman the japs saw the women as people as they raped them and then pigs as they killed them they thought nothing was wrong with what they were doing
  • The Munich Conference

    The Munich Conference
    leaders of Great Britain, France, and Italy met with Hitler and agreed to allow Germany to annex certain areas of Czechoslovakia.as long as he respected the borders Czechoslovakia was not there or even invited
  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht
    Kristallnacht was a day where the Nazis went and destroyed many homes businesses and schools the Jews owned also around 100 Jews where killed was known as "the night of the broken glass"
  • Non-Aggression Pact is signed

    Non-Aggression Pact is signed
    a neutrality pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet union
  • Germany’s Invasion of Poland/Blitzkrieg

    Germany’s Invasion of Poland/Blitzkrieg
    Hitler ordered the invasion on Poland after Hitler said he would not invaid poland this will cause Britain and France to declare war on Germany two days later
  • Fall of Paris

    Fall of Paris
    Paris began to prepare for war after Germany attacked Poland but when the Germans came to France the Germans easily defeated the French and they left Paris because of this Germany took over Paris
  • Dunkirk

    Dunkirk
    The Battle of Dunkirk was fought in Dunkirk, France, during the Second World War, between the Allies and Nazi Germany
  • Selective Training and Service Act is passed

    Selective Training and Service Act is passed
    Roosevelt signed a law witch required all men between the ages of 21 and 35 to register for the local draft
  • The Blitz

    The Blitz
    The Blitz was Nazi Germany's bombing campaign on Britain The bombing killed 43,000 civilians and lasted for eight months
  • Operation Barbarossa

    Operation Barbarossa
    Operation Barbarossa original name was Operation Fritz it was code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union, which was launched on June 22, 1941. The failure of German troops to defeat Soviet forces in the campaign signaled a crucial turning point in the war.
  • Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

     Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
    Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor The bombing killed more than 2,300 Americans and destroyed many ships and planes
  • Bataan Death March

    Bataan Death March
    transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army of 60,000–80,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war from Saysain Point, Bagac, Bataan and Mariveles to Camp O'Donnell, Capas, Tarlac, via San Fernando, Pampanga, where the prisoners were loaded onto trains.
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway
    battle in the pacific between japan and the united states
  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad
    the largest battle of World War II which Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia.
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history
  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge
    last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front
  • Yalta Conference

    Yalta Conference
    meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union to discuss the postwar reorganization of Germany and Europe
  • Battle of Iwo Jima

    Battle of Iwo Jima
    major battle in which the United States Marine Corps and Navy landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army
  • Battle of Okinawa

    Battle of Okinawa
    battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Marine and Army forces against the Imperial Japanese Army.
  • Adolf Hitler commits suicide

    Adolf Hitler commits suicide
    Hitler commits suicide by swallowing a cyanide capsule and shooting himself in the head