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WW2 Major Events

By Raiyne
  • Hitler's invasion on Poland

    Hitler's invasion on Poland
    To be put short and simple, this event marked the start of WW2 and that happened to be exactly when Hitler decided to invade Poland.
  • Blitzkrieg by Hitler

    Blitzkrieg by Hitler
    Known as "lightning war", Hitler orders this on Norway and Belgium and the countries soon became overwhelmed by this.
  • The Blitz

    The Blitz
    (1940-1941) Just in the matter of 6-7, Germany decided to a bombing campaign on the United Kingdom (Britain/London)
  • Hitler's Operation Barbarossa

    Hitler's Operation Barbarossa
    Around the month of June, Hitler called upon an operation called "Barbarossa" and it was the code name for the axis invasion on the Soviet Union.
  • Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Attack on Pearl Harbor
    2,400 Americans died from a surprise attack that was caused by the Japanese.
  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad
    (July 17, 1942 - February 2, 1943) The big turning point of WW2; Germany and its known allies had ended up fighting the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia.
  • The big 3's encounter

    The big 3's encounter
    The great 3 allied powers meet (Great Britain, US, Soviet Union); they formed a great alliance to try to gain victory.
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    The battle of Normandy; there were landings in Normandy from the Allied armies. The US was trying to invade France to beat the Germans and take the win.
  • Battle of Monte Cassino

    Battle of Monte Cassino
    (Jan. 17th, 1944 - May 18th, 1944) - This battle was simply a series of four attacks that were done by the Allies against the Winter Line in Italy held by the Germans and Italians.
  • Russia's race to take Berlin

    Russia's race to take Berlin
    Georgy Zhukov and Ivan Konev race to take over Berlin after Germany's defeat.
  • Hitler dies

    Hitler dies
    Known by everyone around, Hitler ends up taking his own life.
  • Atomic Bombs on Japanese cities

    Atomic Bombs on Japanese cities
    (Aug. 6th-9th, 1945) - The United States decided to detonate two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
  • Japan has had enough (surrenders)

    Japan has had enough (surrenders)
    Emperor Hirohito signed to end the hostilities of WW2, they surrendered