World war 2

  • Kristallnacht 9–10 November 1938

    Kristallnacht 9–10 November 1938
    Kristallnacht, also referred to as the Night of Broken Glass, was a pogrom or series of co-ordinated attacks against Jews throughout Nazi Germany and parts of Austria on 9–10 November 1938, carried out by SA stormtroopers and civilians.
    Result-The persecution and economic damage done to German Jews continued after the pogrom, even as their places of business were ransacked.
  • Germany Invades Poland 1 September – 6 October 1939

    Germany Invades Poland 1 September – 6 October 1939
    The invasion of poland was an invasion of Poland by Germany, the Soviet Union, and a small Slovak contingent that marked the start of World War II in Europe.
    A result of it was that Polan was divided among Germany, the Soviet Union, and Slovakia
  • Battle of Britain 10 July – 31 October 1940

    Battle of Britain 10 July – 31 October 1940
    The battle of britain-is the name given to the World War II air campaign waged by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) against the United Kingdom during the summer and autumn of 1940.
    Result- The Battle of Britain marked the first defeat of Hitler's military forces, with air superiority seen as the key to victory.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    Pearl harbor was a surprise military attack by the japenese on the U.S. navel base at Pearl Harbor.
    The result of the attack was that the U.S. entered World War 2 after the attack.
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway
    The Battle of Midway is widely regarded as the most important naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War 2.
    A result of it was that the U.S. American forces retired.
  • Stalingrad 23 August 1942 – 2 February 1943

    Stalingrad 23 August 1942 – 2 February 1943
    The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in southwestern Russia.
    Result:Decisive Soviet victory
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    D-Day: The invasion itself gave prominence to land forces but provided major roles for air and sea components. Allied air forces carried three airborne divisions into battle, protected the force as it crossed the English Channel, and attacked targets throughout the invasion area before and after the landing in support of the assault forces
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  • Battle of Leyte Gulf 23–26 October 1944

    Battle of Leyte Gulf 23–26 October 1944
    The Battle of Leyte Gulf, also called the "Battles for Leyte Gulf", and formerly known as the "Second Battle of the Philippine Sea", is generally considered to be the largest naval battle of World War II and, by some criteria, possibly the largest naval battle in history
    Result-The Battle of Leyte Gulf secured the beachheads of the U.S. Sixth Army on Leyte against attack from the sea.
  • Iwo jima 19 February – 26 March 1945

    Iwo jima 19 February – 26 March 1945
    The Battle of Iwo Jima or Operation Detachment, was a major battle in which the United States fought for and captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Empire of Japan.
    Result- Of the 22,060 Japanese soldiers entrenched on the island, 21,844 died either from fighting or by ritual suicide
  • Hiroshima and Nagasaki 6–9 August 1945

    Hiroshima and Nagasaki 6–9 August 1945
    Hiroshima and Nagasaki-During the final stages of World War II in 1945, the Allies of World War II 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.
    result-Within the first two to four months of the bombings, the acute effects killed 90,000–166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000–80,000 in Nagasaki, with roughly half of the deaths in each city occurring on the first day