WWII Timeline

  • Rape of Nanking

    Rape of Nanking
    Japan marched into the chinese capital to start building a Japanese empire killing many people with many profanities
  • German Blitzkrieg

    German Blitzkrieg
    Went all the way into the 1940's, it was a well planned fast attack to win wars faster, it killed many Germans and even more enemies
  • German Invasion of Poland

    German Invasion of Poland
    Germany invaded poland to get German land back for WWI after the treaty of Versailles, kicked off the next World War
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    It was a Japanese surprise attack on the US for stopping the flow of oil into Japan. It brought the US into WWII.
  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad
    Major battle on the Eastern front that turned Stalin to the Allies side from the axis
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    Invasion of the Normandy beahces to get an Allies foothold on the European mainland, it started the success of the Allies
  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge
    Went to Janruary 25th, 1945, it was a Nazi campaign to attempt to split up the Allies armies and it backfired helping the allies win the war
  • Battle of Iwo Jima

    Battle of Iwo Jima
    Went to March 26th, 1945, capture of a Japanese island for a base closer to Japan
  • Battle of Okinawa

    Battle of Okinawa
    Went to June 22, 1945, it was a series of battles fought on the Ryukyu islands to take some power from Japan
  • VE Day

    VE Day
    Victory in Europe day celebrates Germanies unconditional surrender, as the end of the german war
  • Dropping of Atomic Bomb

    Dropping of Atomic Bomb
    Thr atomic bomb was dropped in Japan to bring a speedy end to the war with a victory over Japan
  • VJ day

    VJ day
    Victory in Japan with their formal surrender and the end of WWII