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Germany Invadies Poland
German tanks, imfantry and airforces went across polands borders at 4.45 in the morning. Britain and France declared war on germany after hitler failed to withdraw from the war. -
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Peace demonstration at fair
While attending the county fair. thounds of people of all religns joined in a peace demonstration. While Great Britain Decleared war on Nazi Germany -
France Surrenders To Germany
Marshal petain was a hero in World War I. The new prime minster of France but he was deeply defeatist. France then immediately surrendered. By this time germany continued to occupy northeren france. -
Bisness Activity Booming
Due to the Demand for war goods and defense contracts placed in pittsburgh. all the steel firms were eperating at 100%. These were motorcyle google that were used in world war 2 -
War Postponed Smoke Control
The new enforcement that was for the new smoke control ordinance. that was passed by the city concil was postponed becasue of the war. -
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
8 am in the morning a wave of japanese air crafts bombed pearl harbor for 2 hours. Japanese torpedo planes bombers and dive bombers sank or eather damaged eaight battle ships also 10 other vessels. Airbases and hundrends of planes were out of action and about 2,4000 Amercans were killed. -
Young men Volunteer for War
In one day 1200 Pittsburgh young men volunteered for enlistment armed services. -
Older Men Registered For Draft
115,000 Allegheny county men. Age 20 to 40 were registered for the draft. -
Natural Gas Measured
As a war measure the use of natural gas was curtailed. -
Battle Of Midway
Midway was supose to be Japan's second major attack on the U.S. Japan was planning to capture midway and expanding their defensive for 1864 miles in to the central pacific. The Amercains soon cracked the japanese radio codes. They knew that they were going to attack midway. -
The Battle Of Stalingrand
It was a major battle of World War II when germany and its alliesw fought the soviet union for control of stalingrad a city in south west Russia. The battle's outcome was horrable for germany making the victory in the east impossable. But the battle was a great turning point for the allies. -
Germans Living Near War Plant
29 German aliens were living near a war plant in pittsburgh were arrested. -
Western Pennsylvania Went Over Quota
Western Pennsylvania's 19-countys went 6,567,000 dollars over its $ 305,808,900 Quota. In the 3rd war bond drive. -
Construction Postponed
Contracts that were signed for the construction for the Pitt Parkway (Parkway East). Were postpond till the end of the war. It was estimated to cost 20,000,000 to construct the 9 1/2 mile road. -
Technical Sergeant Receives Medal Of Honor
Technical Sergeant Charles E. "commando" Kelly was pittsburgh's first peson to win the medal Of Honor. He recevied a hero's welcome when he returned home from World War 2 -
Allegheny County resdents lunch the LST-750
The LST-750 was financed by allegheny county residents. Who perchased 5,000,000 Dollars Worth of war bonds. It was then lanched at Dravo's East ship yard at Neville Island befoe a crowd of 25,000 people. -
D-Day
At 6 am in the morning the first air attack and landing tool place. land and sea attack played a importent part in World War II. But 4,000 vessels and 11,000 air crafts assembled on that day. -
20,000 Empolyers Hold Massave Rally
20,000 empolyees held massave rally outside the East Pittssburgh plant. Pledging not to strike for the duration of the war. -
5th War Loan Went Over Quota
19 County Waestern pannsylvania area's went 5,000,000, over a 334,914,500 quota. the 5th war loan. -
Allies Liberate Paris
Scince the germans were in full retreat the allies quickly liberatied paris. They linked up with all the allies and advanced from southeren france. But they begain to run out of fuel so it slowed them down but germany was surrounded. -
Battle Of The Balge
The allies were preaty confident that htey had a victory. But after a rapid liberate on france. They had a minor set back when the montgomery attempted to thrust throught netherlands to outflank germanys defences and it ended thje war in one blow -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Was the battle the U.S. fought to capture Iwo Jima from Japan. The japanese heavily fortified this island with vast bunkers,hidden artillery and 11 miles of under ground tunnels. There were more then 18,000 japanese in this battle but only 34 were taken prosoner. -
FDR Dies
Roosevely was in office at the height of the depression. even through he was challaged with polo he was re-elected three times. He died in April just before the end of the war. -
Truman Becomes President
Truman was the 33th president of the united states. he bacame president after FDR passed away before World War II ended. Durning World War I truman was a artillery officer that mad him the only president to have seen combat. -
Hitler Commits Suicide
Berlin developed a street-by street Battle in which aftillery tanks and other wepoins were involved in and hitler was now living in a bunker under his own residence. When the soviet troops were a few hundred yards away hitler relized it was over. Hitler died with his wife Eva Braun Hitler shot himself and braun took a posion tablet. -
VE- DAY
Was the day when the allies accepted germanys surrender. it ended hitler's third reich. -
One Hundren Thousand People Welcome Home Hero's
100,000 people Welcome home Hero's. They welcomed 64 officers and enlisted men returning home from war. -
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima
At 2:45 in the morning a B-29 bobmer left the pecific island of tinian. Then at 8:15 a aircraft was flying above the city of Hiroshima. Lastly a 8:16 the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and the radar signal set it off. -
Atomic bomb Dropped On Nagasaki
The morning of August 9 the U.S B-29 Superfortress Bockscar the primary target was kokura. Nagasaki was the seconary target. The bomb that they dropped on nagasaki its code name was "Fat Man" -
Japan Quits
The city was exited when japan surrendered to the us. -
VJ- Day
the day on which Japan surrendered effectively ending the war. The surrender was made in the afternoon of August 15 but because of the time differece in was announced on August 14. Japan signed the surrender document on September 2.