WWII Timeline

Japanese Invasion of China

Jul 7, 1937

The Japanese invaded china because of a conflict that was called Marco Polo Bridge incident. Japan took most of China's key imports and massecred many people. The most infamous of all is the fall of Nanking where 300,000 civilians died and 80,000 women raped.
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Germany's invasion of Poland

Sep 1, 1939

infoThe invasion of Poland was the start of World War II. Nazi Germany and the soviets invaded Poland claiming that it was a defensive action and that it would create more space for the germans. The effect of this invasion is the start of World War II.
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German Blitzkrieg

Feb 29, 1940

infoBlitzkrieg is a type of warfare where small, yet fast and powerful attacks were used to break throught the enemy lines. Also called Lighning Warfare, Blitzkrieg was used in the invasion of poland and led to many victories yet was never used as official military terminology.
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Fall of Paris

May 10, 1940

infoAlso known as the battle of France, The Fall of Paris happened because of multiple mobile operation from the German forces. Germany attacked France because they had declared war on Germany. This eventually led to France splitting.
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Operation Barbarossa

Jun 22, 1941

Operation Barbarossa was a plan by Nazi Germany to attack Soviet Russia. At first, Germany had some imortant economic areas of the Soviets. However the operation was a fail and led to the Eastern front opening up and holding very deadly battles.
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Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

The Battle of Pearl Harbor is a battle in which a surprise military stike by the Japanese was used on a United States territory of Hawaii. Many of the U.S.'s ships were destroyed or damaged in the battle. The attack was used to prevent the pacific fleet from interferiing. Because of the attack, the day after the United States declared war on Japan.
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Wannsee Conference

Jan 20, 1942

The Wannsee Conference was a meeting held by senior officials of Nazi Germany. The point of this conference was to make sure that government leaders of all departmets would participate in relacating the Jews to Poland to be murdered. Because of the meeting, soon after many Jews were being killed and the number kept growing.
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Bataan Death March

Apr 9, 1942

The Bataan Death Death March is a march where a mix of American and Filipino prisoners were tranfered to the capital of Bataan. Many died on the trecherous journey from fatigue and abuse. The finil death toll of the March is unknown, but many died even after ariving at thier destination at Camp O'Donnell in the capital.
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Battle of Midway

Jun 3, 1942

The Battle of Midway was a very essential battle in WWII. Like Pearl Harbor, this battle was started by the Japanese to try and end power to the United States in the Pacific. The attack however was uncovered by the U.S. making it possible for them to know when and where the attack would take place. This is considerd a turning point in the war.
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Battle of Stalingrad

Aug 23, 1942

The Battle of Stalingrad was of course a battle over the city Stalingrad between the Soviets and Nazi Germany. This is a major battle in the Eastern Front and one of the most bloody battles in history. Germany ended up taking win for the battle by exhausting the enemies supplies.
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Operation Gomorrah

Jul 27, 1943

Operatoin Gomorrah was a bombing by the allied forces on Hamburg, where Germany'ss weapons and equipment were being held. Almost 40,000 people died at Hamburg from these ariel bombings. New equipment allowed the bombers to drop bombs nearly incognitio making it easier to attack multiple times.
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D-Day

Jun 6, 1944

Known as Normandy Landings, it is the largest seaborne invasion in history. By the hands of the allied forces the goal was not achieved of invading Normandy. Many more lives were lost from the allied forces than that of the Germans.
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Battle of the Bulge

Dec 16, 1944

The Battle of the Bulge was a battle by the axis of powers that caught the allied forces by surprise. Germany used up alot of their men and resources during this battle which they could not replace. The end of the battle resulted in being the biggest and bloodiest battle fought by the U.S. in WWII.
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Operation Thunderclap

Feb 13, 1945

Operation Thunderclap was an operation that was supposed to be on Berlin. The operation never went through, but was forseen to have had over 200,000 casualties. Later, a smaller bombing attack on Berlin took place trying to disrupt the Eastern Front.
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Battle of Iwo Jima

Mar 26, 1945

In the Battle of Iwo Jima the United States fought for and captured the island from Japan. The island was uninhabited and used as a military base that the U.S. took over. The exception is that the island had no value to the U.S. until they rebuilt the air strip for emergency landings.
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Battle of Okinawa

Apr 1, 1945

The Battle of Okinawa was the largest amphibious battle during WWII. The island's intent was to be used to take over the main land of Japan. This battle led to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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VE Day

May 8, 1945

Victory in Europe Day, is a day wehre Nazi Germany had it's unconditional surrender. This marked the end of world war II in Europe. The surrender happened because of Hitler's suicide in the Battle of Berlin with his wife Amy Brown.

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Dropping of the atomic bombs

May 8, 1945

Nearing the end of WWII, the allied forces conducted two atomic bombings against the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. These two events are the only use of nuclear weapons in war to date. Over 200,000 people died from the bombing and many more recieved harmful radiation.
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Potsdam Declaration

Jul 26, 1945

The Potsdam Declaration is a paper stating Japans surrender. This was held at the Potsdam Conference where United States President Harry S. Truman, United Kingdom Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Chairman of the Nationalist Government of China, Chiang shek issued the document.
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VJ Day

Aug 15, 1945

Victory over Japan Day, is the day that Japan surrendered in WWII. This signified the end of the war completely.
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