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Nanking massacre
The Nanking Massacre was an episode of mass murder and mass rape committed by Japanese troops against the residents of Nanjing, then the capital of the Republic of China during the Second Sino-Japanese War. There was 300,000 dead. Photo: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/16325617377205545/ -
Invasion of Poland
Germany invades Poland. At this point, the Nazi regime had just sparked world war two. German invades on land and in air. Hitler seeks to regain lost land and rule Poland. Photo: http://historyconflicts.com/german-invasion-poland-from-1939/ -
Operation Gomorrah
British bombers raid Hamburg, Germany, by night in Operation Gomorrah, while Americans bomb it by day in its own “Blitz Week.”Britain had suffered the deaths of 167 civilians as a result of German bombing raids in July. Now the tables were going to turn. The evening of July 24 saw British aircraft drop 2,300 tons of incendiary bombs on Hamburg in just a few hours. Photo: https://mholloway63.wordpress.com/2015/07/23/this-week-in-ww2-operation-gomorrah/ -
Fall of Paris
10 May 1940, Germany invaded France. Paris announced a curfue for the Germans coming in. The Germans came in and occupied them. Canadian troops freed french people from Germans. Paris was reclaimed and Hitler lost an important standing point. Photo: http://www.historyinanhour.com/2012/06/22/the-fall-of-france-summary/ -
Operation Barbarossa
22 Jun 1941, Hitler launched a massive invasion onto the soviet union. Over 3 million soldiers and 3000 tanks smashed across the frontier of the soviet union. This was a crucial turning point in the war. This forced Nazi Germany to be more spread out and vulnerable. Photo: https://www.britannica.com/event/Operation-Barbarossa -
Pearl Harbor
7 Dec 1941, Hundreds of Japanese planes attacked the Naval base of the US on pearl harbor in Hawaii. The event lasted only 2 hours but was devastating. Japanese destroyed 20 Naval vessels, including 8 enormous battleships, and more than 300 airplanes. 1000 american soldiers died, and another 1000 were injured. The day after the assault, FDR declared war on Japan. The US then enter WWII. Photo: https://www.britannica.com/event/Pearl-Harbor-attack -
Bataan Death March
After the 9 APR 1942, the US surrendered at bataan peninsula. 75,000 american troops were forced to make arduous march to 65 mile prison camps. There was terrible treatment and many died before they reached the camps. This was in charge of Japan. Photo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataan_Death_March -
Battle of Midway
Occurred after 6 months after pearl harbor. One of the largest naval battles of WWII. It was a turning point in the campaign. This allowed the US troops to get into an offensive position. This was the event to avenge Pearl Harbor. Photo: https://warontherocks.com/2016/06/the-battle-of-midway-the-complete-intelligence-story/ -
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
act of Jewish resistance that arose within the Warsaw Ghetto in German-occupied Poland during World War II, and which opposed Nazi Germany's final effort. The Uprising was defeated. Photo: https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005188 -
Allied Ivasion of Italy
3 SEP 1943, British army begins invasion of the Italian peninsula. Mesina from sili, they moved forward. This eliminated Benito Mussolini from the war. The Strong German influence was still alive. This collapsed the Italian government. Photo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_invasion_of_Italy -
D-Day
The Normandy invasion (D-Day) began on 6 JUN 1944, and went till august. It was the largest military assault in world history. The landings have been called the beginning of the end of way in Europe. Code name Overlord resulted in liberation of Europe in Nazi control. 326,000 troops total invading, 50,000 vehicles, 100,000 tons of equipment landed on Normandy. Photo: https://www.britannica.com/event/Pearl-Harbor-attack -
Battle of the Bulge
Dec 1944 Adolf Hitler attempted to split the allied armies up. General Patton successfully neutralized the German counter offensive troops. This was the last Major Nazi offensive attack. The US victory started the last decline for the Nazi Regime. Photo: https://www.army.mil/botb/ -
Operation Thunderclap
13 Feb 1945, The allies bombed the eastern cities of Germany to disrupt transport for Germans. It was a devastation for civilians. This proved the Nazi regime had failed the people of Germany. There was a massive amount of bombing raids. Photo: http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20070706011932/http:/www.raf.mod.uk/bombercommand/mar45.html -
The Battle of Okinawa
Code named Operation Iceberg, Okinawa was a series of battles fought in the Japanese Ryukyu Islands. centered on the island of Okinawa, and included the largest amphibious assault in the pacific war in world war two. Photo: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-okinawa -
VE day
On Monday 8 May 1945, was the day that marked the allied victory in Europe. Hitler surrendered and the allies defeated the Nazis. German soldiers finally laid down their arms. Surrender documents were signed in eastern Germany. The war was now over. Photo: https://www.socialistpartyaustralia.org/archives/7365 -
Atomic Bombings
6 August 1945, Hiroshima was bombed. Three days later, Nagasaki was bombed by the US. The US wanted Japan to surrender. But Japan did not, so the US bombed them in response for no cooperation for surrender. The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki caused many deaths, long lasting injury, and suffering for people. Photo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapon -
VJ Day
14 Aug 1945, Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, ending world war two. After several months of the Nazi surrender, this occurred. This was the result of the atomic bombings in Japan. Photo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-J_Day_in_Times_Square
