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Japanese Invasion of china
over a period of six weeks, Imperial Japanese Army forces brutally murdered hundreds of thousands of people including both soldiers and civilians in the Chinese city of Nanking. The horrific events are known as the Nanking Massacre. Between 20,000 and 80,000 women were sexually assaulted. Nanking. the capital of Nationalist China was left in ruins, and it would take decades for the city and its citizens to recover from the savage attacks. https://www.history.com/topics/japan/nanjing-massacre -
Rape of Nankin
During the Sino-Japanese War, Nanking, the capital of China, falls to Japanese forces, and the Chinese government flees to Hankow, further inland along the Yangtze River. To break the spirit of Chinese resistance, Japanese General Matsui Iwane ordered that the city of Nanking be destroyed. Much of the city was burned, and Japanese troops launched a campaign of atrocities against civilians. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-rape-of-nanking -
German Blitzkrieg
Its successful execution results in short military campaigns, which preserves human lives and limits the expenditure of artillery. German forces tried out the blitzkrieg in Poland in 1939 before successfully employing the tactic with invasions of Belgium, the Netherlands, and France in 1940. -
Ribbentrop/Molotov Pact
shortly before World War II broke out in Europe Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union surprised the world by signing the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact which made the two countries agreed to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years. With Europe on the brink of another major war Soviet leader Joseph Stalin viewed the pact as a way to keep his nation on peaceful terms with Germany. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/german-soviet-nonaggression-pact -
Germany's Invasion of poland
1.5 million German troops invade Poland all along its border with German-controlled territory. Simultaneously, the German Luftwaffe bombed Polish airfields, and German warships and U-boats attacked Polish naval forces in the Baltic Sea. Nazi leader Adolf Hitler claimed the massive invasion was a defensive action, but Britain and France were not convinced. On September 3, they declared war on Germany, initiating World War II. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-invade-poland -
Fall of Paris
The British Prime Minister Winston Churchill had tried for days to convince the French government to hang on and not to sue for peace that America would enter the war and come to its aid. French premier Paul Reynaud telegrammed President Franklin Roosevelt, asking for just such aid an a declaration of war and if not that any and all help possible. Roosevelt replied that the United States was prepared to send material aid https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-enter-paris -
pearl harbor
a devastating surprise attack by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941. Just before 8 a.m. on that Sunday morning, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes descended on the base, where they managed to destroy or damage nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight battleships, and over 300 airplanes. More than 2,400 Americans died in the attack, the Japanese knew it was where all the naval warships were there so they wanted to weaken the U.S ttps://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a brutal military campaign between Russian forces and those of Nazi Germany and the Axis powers during World War II. The battle is infamous as one of the largest, longest and bloodiest engagements in modern warfare From August 1942 through February 1943, more than two million troops fought in close quarters and nearly two million people were killed or injured in the fighting. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingrad -
Bataan Death March
After April 9, 1942, U.S. surrenders the Bataan Peninsula on the main Philippine island of Luzon to the Japanese. approximately 75,000 Filipino and American troops on Bataan were forced to make a 65-mile march to a prison camp. The marchers were subjected to harsh treatment by Japanese guards. the Japanese took control so they were not friendly to anyone they captured https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bataan-death-march -
Battle of Midway
Six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States defeated Japan in one of the most decisive naval battles of World War II. Thanks in part to major advances in code breaking the United States was able to preempt and counter Japan’s planned ambush of its few remaining aircraft carriers inflicting permanent damage on the Japanese Navy. it was a big turning point for the united states. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-midway -
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
The Warsaw ghetto uprising had a lot of violent revolts that occurred from April 19 to May 16, 1943, during World War II. people who lived in the Jewish ghetto in Nazi-occupied Warsaw, Poland, staged the armed revolt to prevent deportations to Nazi-run extermination camps. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/warsaw-ghetto-uprising -
Allied invasion of Italy
The British 8th Army under Field Marshal Bernard L. Montgomery begins the Allied invasion of the Italian peninsula, crossing the Strait of Messina from Sicily and landing at Calabria of Italy. On the day of the landing, the Italian government secretly agreed to the Allies’ terms for surrender, but no public announcement was made until September 8. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/allies-invade-italian-mainland -
D-Day
During World War II (1939-1945), the Battle of Normandy, which lasted from June 1944 to August 1944, resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s control. the Codename was Operation Overlord, 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. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day -
liberation of concentration camps
As the Allies Went across Europe at the end of the Second World War, they came across concentration camps filled with sick and starving prisoners. The first major camp to be liberated was Majdanek in Poland, July 1944. Surprised by the rapid Soviet advance from the east, the Germans attempted to hide the evidence of mass murder. Some prisoners were taken from the camps by train, but most were force-marched hundreds of miles. https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/liberation-of-the-concentration-camps -
Battle of the Bulge
Adolph Hitler tried to split the Allied armies in northwest Europe by means of a surprise blitzkrieg thrust through the Ardennes to Antwerp. American units fought desperate battles to stem the German advance at Elsenborn Ridge, Houffalize and Bastogne. As the Germans drove deeper into the Ardennes in an attempt to secure vital bridgeheads, the Allied line took on the appearance of a large bulge, giving rise to the battle’s name. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-the-bulge -
battle of iwo jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a campaign between U.S. Marines and the Imperial Army of Japan the island of Iwo Jima had three airfields that could serve as a staging facility for a potential invasion. American forces invaded the island ensuring the Battle of Iwo Jima lasted for five weeks. it’s believed that all but 200 or so of the 21,000 Japanese forces on the island were killed, as were almost 7,000 Marines. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-iwo-jima -
Battle Of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa was one of the last major battles of World War II. On April 1, 1945. Easter Sunday the Navy’s Fifth Fleet and more than 180,000 U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps troops descended on the Pacific island of Okinawa for a final push towards Japan. The invasion was part of Operation Iceberg, a complex plan to invade and occupy the Ryukyu Islands, including Okinawa. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-okinawa -
VE Day
In 1945 not only did Great Britain but the United States both celebrate Victory in Europe Day. Cities in both nations as well as formerly occupied cities in Western Europe, put out flags and banners, rejoicing in the defeat of the Nazi war machine. About 1 million Germans attempted a mass exodus to the West when the fighting in Czechoslovakia ended. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/victory-in-europe -
Dropping of the atomic bombs.
The United States was the first and the only nation that has used atomic bomb during wartime. the atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Though the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan marked the end of World War II, many historians argue that it also ignited the Cold War. the American president thought that it would have been the fasted way to end the war. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-bomb-dropped-on-hiroshima -
VJ Day
It was said that Japan had surrendered to the Allies this effect brought the war to an end. Since then both August 14 and August 15 have been known as Victory over Japan Day or simply V-J Day. The coming several months after the surrender of Nazi Germany, Japan’s capitulation in the Pacific brought six years of hostilities to a final and highly anticipated close. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/v-j-day
