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Japanese invasion of China
In the early 1930 Japan launched a series of assaults and one of these assualts was on china. Japan took over the upper part of china and the surrounding islands. http://www.history.com/topics/Invasion of China -
Rape of Nanking
In a six week period, imperial Japanese ARmy forces brutally murdered hundrerds of thoushands of people-includeing both soulders and civilians - un the chinese city of Nanking. also know as the Rape of Nanking because between 20,000 and 80,000 women were sexually assaulted, http://www.history.com/topics/nanjing-massacre -
Germany's Invasion of Poland
In the summer of 1939 Hilter invaded Poland with the promise to russia that they would split it, when Hilter invaded Poland France, and Britian declared war on Germany. Starting world war II http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-invades-poland -
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World War Two
Hitler’s invasion of Poland in September 1939 drove Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany, and World War II had begun. Over the next six years, the conflict would take more lives and destroy more land and property around the globe than any previous war. Among the estimated 45-60 million people killed were 6 million Jews murdered in Nazi concentration camps as part of Hitler’s diabolical “Final Solution,” now known as the Holocaust. -
Germany's Blitzkrieg
A German term for “lightning war,” blitzkrieg is a military tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces and locally concentrated firepower. Its successful execution results in short military campaigns, which preserves human lives and limits the expenditure of artillery. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/blitzkrieg -
Fall of Paris
In the early time of the war the French still hoped for peace, and were unperpered for the German tank assault on Paris. The conflict was short, as Germany took Paris in a few days. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-enter-paris -
Pearl Harbor
On December 7th 1941 Japan launched a surprise attack on the Hawia miltary base of Pearl Harbor. This brought the U.S. into world war II http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor -
Operation Barbarossa
On June 22, 1941, Adolf Hitler marched into the Soviet Union with over 3,000,000 soldiers. They were unpereped for the eastern campbagin and were eventaully routed by the Russians. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/operation-barbarossa -
Wannsee Conference
This day was the day the Nazis decided how to "deal" with the Jew problem. They started to put in motion the "final soulation". http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-wannsee-conference -
Battle of Midway
The U.S. and Japan fought for a island of midway which is in the middel of the U.S. and Japan. This made it a prime military location. Both sides wanted it bad, they fougth long for the island with high casuilties, in the end the U.S. won the island. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-midway -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad ( July 17, 1942-Feb 2 1943), was the successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd). Russians consider it to be the greatest battle of their Great Patriotic War, and most historians consider it to be the greatest battle of the entire conflict. It stopped the German advance into the Soviet Union and marked the turning of the tide of war in favor of the Allies. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingrad -
Operation Gomorrah
On this day in 1943, British bombers raid Hamburg, Germany, by night in Operation Gomorrah, while Americans bomb it by day in its own “Blitz Week.” The British bomb it by night and the U.S. bombed it by the day. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operation-gomorrah-is-launched -
Allied invasion of Italy
The British 8th Army under Field Marshal Bernard L. Montgomery begins the Allied invasion of the Italian peninsula, crossing the Strait of Messina from Sicily and landing at Calabria–the “toe” of Italy. On the day of the landing, the Italian government secretly agreed to the Allies’ terms for surrender, but no public announcement was made until September 8. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/allies-invade-italian-mainland -
D-Day (Normandy Invasion)
The Battle of Normandy, which lasted from June 1944 to August 1944, resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s control. Codenamed Operation Overlord, the battle began on June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day. It was the largest coast invasion in history. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day -
Operation Thunderclap
Operation Thunderclap was the allies code name for the plan to bomb eastern German cities, to distupte trade and show the poulation of Germany the power that the allies had. http://ww2today.com/13-february-1945-operation-thunderclap-raf-start-firestorm-in-dresden -
Battle of Iwo Jima
The American amphibious invasion of Iwo Jima during World War II stemmed from the need for a base near the Japanese coast. Following elaborate preparatory air and naval bombardment, three U.S. marine divisions landed on the island in February 1945. Iwo Jima was defended by roughly 23,000 Japanese army and navy troops, who fought from an elaborate network of caves, dugouts, tunnels and underground installations. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-iwo-jima -
VE day
On this day in 1945, both Great Britain and the United States celebrate Victory in Europe Day. Cities in both nations, as well as formerly occupied cities in Western Europe, put out flags and banners, rejoicing in the defeat of the Nazi war machine. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/victory-in-europe -
Battle of Okinawa
Last and biggest of the Pacific island battles of World War II, the Okinawa campaign involved the 287,000 troops of the U.S. Tenth Army against 130,000 soldiers of the Japanese Thirty-second Army. At stake were air bases vital to the projected invasion of Japan. By the end of the 82 day campaign, Japan had lost more than 77,000 soldiers and the Allies had suffered more than 65,000 casualties including 14,000 dead. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-okinawa -
Dropping of the atomic bomb
On August 6, 1945, during World War II (1939-45), an American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The explosion wiped out 90 percent of the city and immediately killed 80,000 people; tens of thousands more would later die of radiation exposure. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki -
VJ day
On August 14, 1945, it was announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, effectively ending World War II. Since then, both August 14 and August 15 have been known as “Victoryover Japan Day,” or simply “V-J Day.” The term has also been used for September 2, 1945, when Japan’s formal surrender took place aboard the U.S.S. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/v-j-day -
Battle of the Bulge
In December 1944, Adolph Hitler attempted to split the Allied armies in northwest Europe by means of a surprise blitzkrieg thrust through the Ardennes to Antwerp. Caught off-guard, American units fought desperate battles to stem the German advance. As the Germans drove deeper into the in an attempt to secure vital bridgeheads, the Allied line took on the appearance of a large bulge, giving rise to the battle’s name. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-the-bulge
