WWII Timeline Donovan Worth

  • Japanese invasion of China

    Japanese invasion of China
    This Japanese War was a fought between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan from 1937 to 1945. These many battles caused many deaths on both sides, caused mainly by the Japanese invading Chinese land.
  • Rape of Nanking

    Rape of Nanking
    The Rape of Nanking was a mass murder and rape committed by Japanese troops on the poeple of Nanjing,Men and young boys were killed and women and girls were raped or killed.
  • Germany's invasion of Poland

    Germany's invasion of Poland
    German forces invaded Poland from the north, south, and west early in the morning. As the Germans advanced, Polish forces retreated from their bases near the German border to create a better of lines of defencse to the east.
  • German Blitzkrieg

    German Blitzkrieg
    It was a method of warfare where an attacking force charges into a dense area of infantry, with air support following, breaks through the opponent's defense, fast, powerful attacks against the defenders, using speed and surprise on them.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    Pearl Harbor attack, also known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor, was a surprise military strike by the Japanese Navy Air against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, with one swift surprise attack the Japanese took out a U.S. naval base.
  • Bataan Death March

    Bataan Death March
    The Bataan Death March was the transfer by the Japanese Army of 60,000 to 80,000 Filipino and American prisoners from Saisaih Point, Bagac, Bataan and Mariveles to Camp O'Donnell.
  • Warsaw Ghetto uprising

    Warsaw Ghetto uprising
    The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising was the 1943 act of Jewish people oppossing the Germans that rose in the Warsaw Ghetto in German controlled Poland during World War II
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    The Allied powers invaded Normandy, landings were the landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 during World War II.
  • Liberation of concentration camps

    Liberation of concentration camps
    As Allied troops rescue Jews from Nazi controlled territories, the final rescue began. Allied troops who entered upon the concentration camps were shocked at how bad the conditions were, they knew they had to get everyone out right away.
  • Battle of Iwo Jima

    Battle of Iwo Jima
    Battle of Iwo Jima was a battle between the United States and Japan, the U.S. captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese.
  • Battle of Okinawa

    Battle of Okinawa
    The Battle of Okinawa was a series of battles fought in the Japanese Ryukyu Islands, the largest and main battle was on the island of Okinawa.
  • VE Day

    VE Day
    Was the day that Germany official submitted to the Allied Powers, it stands for Europe's Victory.
  • Dropping of Atomic Bombs

    Dropping of Atomic Bombs
    American bomber Enola Gay dropped a massive atomic bomb over the Japanese city, Hiroshima.
  • VJ Day

    VJ Day
    VJ Day is the victory over Japan Day is the day on which Japan surrendered in World War II
  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge
    The Battle of the Bulge was a German offensive of World War II. It was launched through the densely forest terrain in the Ardennes region in Wallonia in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg.