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Japanese Invade China
Many conflicts had been going on between the Japanese and China but in 1937 the Marco Polo Bridge incident led to a full blown war and invasion of China in which Japan quickly captured many territories within China. -
Germany Invades Poland
history.comGermany ( Hitler) invades Poland in order to achieve his goal of conquering Europe. 2 days after invading Poland, Britain and France declare war on Germany -
German Blitzkrieg
This term means fightning war and it used by the Germans to fight Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. this tactic uses mobil military power in order to end a fight quickly -
The Fall of Paris
On this day the Germans enter and occupy Paris. This led President Roosevelt to freeze the American assets of the axis powers -
Operation Barbosa
On this day Hitler launches a huge invasion of the Soviet Union, the invasion failed and was a critical point in WWII as its failure caused Germany to fight a "two front war" both sides with many resources -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attacked America at Pearl Harbor on the US Pacific Fleet. This eventually led to the United States getting involved in the war. -
Wannsee Conference
The Wannsee conference was held to come up with a final solution as to how to deal with the Jews. At this meeting it was decided to make the jews endure harsh labor and this put the final solution into effect as an organized system -
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Residents of the Jewish ghetto Warsaw, Poland, staged an armed revolt against Nazi offices in the camp. The Warsaw ghetto uprising inspired other revolts in other camps and ghettos throughout German-occupied Eastern Europe. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was the succesful defence of the town of Stalingrad when Soviet forces defended it from the Germans. Many considered it to be one of the greatest battles of the war. Due to the soviets success they stopped the German advance and it marked the point in the war in which Allied forces gained the upper hand. -
Operation Gomorrah
history.com Operation Gomorrah started with bombing at night by British forces on Hamburg Germany. As a result of the bombing over 9000 pounds of explosives were dropped and devastated German morale. -
D-Day
D day started with allied forces landing in Northern France in order to clear out France from the Germans and take back control. By the end of the day all of the beach heads were established which opened the road to France again -
Battle of Bulge
On this day Hitler tried to split the allied forces in Europe by a surprise attack in Blitzkrieg. Though they were caught off guard the allied forces fought hard and in the end were able to stop the germans, although allied forces did suffer heavy casualties. -
Operation Thunderclap
Royal Airforce starts Operation Thunderclap which bombs the eastern cities of Germany in an attempt to disrupt transportation. The bombing was very successful. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Marines landed in Iwo Jima after air and naval strikes tried to help clear the path, the marines wiped out the Japanese troops after a month of fighting. The battle was a result of the need for a base near the Japanese coast. -
Battle of Okinawa
Allied forces fought the Japanese in the bloodiest battle of the Pacific war. The fight was over some airbases that were needed for the expected invasion on Japan. Losses were heavy on both sides with Japan losing 77,000 soldiers and allied forces losing 65,000 -
Dropping of the Atomic bombs
On August 6, 1945 US forces droped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima destroying the city and killing over 80,000 people. Three days later they droped another atomic bomb on Nagasaki. -
Victory In Europe Day
This celebrated the defeat of the Nazi's. On this day German forces in Europe laid down their arms in surrender -
VJ Day
On August 14th Japan surrendered to Allied forces, and with this surrender they ended World war II
