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Japanese Invasion of China
Japan begins running dry on raw materials, such as Rubber, Oil, and Steel. Knowing China is a GOLDMINE of raw materials, Japan makes a desperate attempt to invade China and strip them of their raw materials -
German Blitzkrieg
Germany invades Poland and France at 4:45 AM. WWII has begun
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German Invasion of Polant
Adolf Hitler orders his troops to march onto Polish soil in an attempt to retake lost land and completely rule Poland. -
Germany takes Paris.
Germany takes the next step in taking over territory for the Nazi Campaign. Many Parisians fled, with very good reason, and U.S President Roosevelt announces a freeze on supply to Axis powers. -
Operation Barbarossa
Adolf Hitler orders over 3 million Nazi soldiers divided into 150 division, along with 3000 tanks to march onto Soviet soil in an attempt to take over.
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Attack on Pearl Harbor was conducted by the Japanese Military as a defensive in case the U.S was planning a strike on them, killing well over 3,000 American citizens and service-men. the assault is what sparked a very angry Nation to become involved in WWI, and was known as one of the United States' Darkest Days. -
Wannsee Conference
15 of the highest ranking Nazi Party and German government officials meet in Berlin. Reinhard Heydrich, representative for the SS, proclaims the "Final Solution", which was the extermination of the Jews. www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?Moduled=10005477 -
Bataan Death March.
The U.S Surrenders the Bataan Peninsula in the Philipine Island of Luzon, where the Japanese forced U.S Troops to make a 65 mile march to prison camps, through intense heat, rugged terrain, and neglect by Japanese guards. -
Battle of Midway
Six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S was able to counter-act and pre-emt the Japanese naval attacks, preventing any more combat with Japanese on Unative Soil. Finally confronting the Japanese Military, the U.S was greeted by a barrage of Banzai Pilots, gunfire, and alot of flames everywhere. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
German soldiers bomb the soviet city Stalingrad until it is nothing but Rubble. Later as Winter began to set in, the Germans weakened, Freezing, Hungry, and low on ammunition, Russia is given the advantage, leading to the Germans inevitable defeat. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
German Soldiers Barrage the Soviet city of Stalingrad in an attempt to suppress the Russian Army. As Civilians and Soldiers hold on for dear life, Russia does not back out. As Winter draws near, the Germans are weakened. Frozen, Starving, and running low on ammunition. The Russians have the advantage, and eventually lead the way towards the German's inevitable failure. -
Operation Gomorrah
The British execute a bombing run over Hamburg, Germany. As Englang had suffered the deaths of 167 civilians in previous German bombing earlier that month.The raid killed over 2000 German civilians. www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operation-gomorrah-is-launched -
D-Day (Invasion of Normandy)
American, Canadian, and English soldiers storm the Beaches of Normandy, France. Right as the boat ramps dropped, the Allies knew what hell was truely like, blanketed only by small arms and dwindling ammunition. Allied forces had lost over 10,000 by the time the attack had ended. servicemen from beginning to end of the attack. www.dday.org/history/d-day-the-invasion/overview/html -
Battle of the Bulge
Hitler makes an effort to split up the allies with an ambush attack. The allies were in fact surprised by the surprise attack. As the German infantry dug deeper into allied territoy, the Allies formed a line in the form of a large bulge. despite several casualties on both sides, the German Offensive was a failure. -
Operation Thunderclap
Allies discuss an offensive against Germany by dropping bombs on Dresden. The Idea was to hit the enemy where it really hurts. The successful attack cripples the German military. -
Battle of Iwo Jima.
The United States attempts to take the island of Iwo Jima from Japan in order to gain ground near the Japanese coast. Out of fear of being killed by American Soldiers, many of the soldiers committed suicide or beat each other to death, which kind of made the U.S's job much easier. but there were soldiers who chose to fight and counter the U.S. Even though the efforts were very ood, the United States came out successful. -
Battle of Okinawa
Being the last and biggest battle over the Pacific, the goal was for the Allies to take bases around the Japanese coast and fight through 287,000 Japanese thirty-second army soldiers. -
VE Day
The day when Germany surrendered to Allied forces, Ending many years of bloodshed and beginning a new chapter between the countries of the world. -
Dropping of the Atomic Bombs
While the Allies could sit and relax and scorn Germany for stirring up drama AGAIN! the U.S's battle for vengeance was still not over with Japan. And what better way to do that than to drop 2 of the largest bombs the United States could possibly conjure up. After the U.S Dropped the first A-Bomb on Hiroshima, they basically told the Japanese to cry uncle. And being as stubborn as Japan is, they didn't, so the U.S dropped ANOTHER A-Bomb on Japan, only in Nagasaki, leading to the Japan's surrendur -
VJ Day
Or "Victory over Japan" Day. Japan announces their surrender after having 2 of the largest bombs in the world dropped right on their head, officially ending WWII for Everyone -
THe Nuremburg Trials
These 13 court sentences were to bring out and convict the Nazi War criminals. Because Hitler offed himself before the end of the war, he could not be brought to trial, but many of his right-hand men, personal guards, and many others affiliated with him were brought to trial and found guilty of SEVERAL charges.
