World War II

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
09/01/1939	Invastion of Poland	Germany ivades Polan in what becomes known as the "September Campaign." This event in return begins the Second World War.
05/10/1940	Invation of France	Also known as the "The Fall of France" this was Germany's attempt to conquer western Europe. That attmept succeeded. After France fell, Great Britan was the only European Country left yet to fell Germany's wrath.
07/10/1940	Battle of Britan	This occured during the summr and atumn of 1940. German Aircraft bomb England for months. Britans Royal Air Force is able to consistently hold off the Germans from invading England.
09/17/1940	Operation Sealion	This was Germany's p[lan to invade the U.K. Postponed after defeat in the Battle of Britan.
05/26/1941	Sinking of the Bismark	German battleship Bismark is sunk by brittish battleships and aircraft.
06/22/1941	Operation Barbarossa	Operation Barbarossa was a campaign by the German armed forces to defeat the Soviet Union on the Eastern Front. They got as far as 24 miles outside of Moscow. The Russian Winter set in in December, and eventually the Germans fail at defeating the Soviets.
09/08/1941	Seige of Leningrad	The Germans attempted to capture leningrad and after three years they finally failed. After the battle 1,483,999 people were found to be either killed, wounded, or missing.
12/07/1941	Pearl Harbor	The Japanese Nevy and Airforces launch a surprise attack on the U.S. Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor. Most of the U.S. ships strationed there were damaged, or destroyed.
05/04/1942	Battle of the coral sea	Worlds first aircraft carrier battle, We (America) won. Both sides suffered heavy losses.
06/07/1942	Battle of Midway	The Battle of Midway was an attempt by the Japanese Navy and carrier borne aircraft to capture the atoll and Cripple the American Navy once more. The Japanese lost 4 of thier 6 aircraft carriers and this battle gave the American Navy the strength to eventually defeat the Japanese in the PTO.
07/17/1942	Battle of Stalngrad	Stalingrad was a major German offensive who meant to capture the soviet city. After months of fighting the soviets eventually routed the Germans and recaptured the city.
08/07/1942	Battle of Guadalcanal	The American Navy, Airforce, and ground troops assault Guadalcanal in the Pacific in an attempt to begin liberating the Pacific from Japanese control. The Allies encountered stiff resistence from the Japanese defenders.
11/08/1942	Operation Torch	This was also known as the "North Africa Campaign" Allied troops storm the countries of North Africa in an attempt to liberate them.
11/20/1943	The invasion of Tarawa	Tarawa was assaulted and captured so that the marianas islands could be used as staging bases for the USAAF.
01/22/1944	Anzio Landing	An Allied Amphibious assault that was intended to flank the German's Winter Line and enable the Aliies to launch an attack on Rome.
06/06/1944	D-Day	The Normandy Landings were inteded for the sloe purpose of crushing Hitler's "Fortress Europe" and Liberate the continent.
09/17/1944	Operation Market Garden	Allies attemp to liberate netherlands by airborn invasion. Allies are not successfil in their attempt.
10/25/1944	Battle off Samar	Japanese center force( the most powerful task force ever ((yet)) assembled) is defeated by American tin cans.
12/16/1944	Battle of The Bulge	This was the Allies greatest victory, and Hitler's worst defeat. Hitler planned to push through AlliedLines to the city of Antwerp. Then, crush the remaining Allied armies and secure victory in Europe.
02/19/1945	Battle of Iwo Jima	Operation detachment was an assault on the island in order to take it from the Japanese. The entire Japanese garrison was virtually wiped out. PWND!
04/01/1945	Battle of Okinawa	The first piece of Japanese territory to fall into American hands. The Battle os Okinawa was a very bitter Battle in which the Japanese fought fiercely. It was the bloodiest battle of the Pacific Campaign.
04/16/1945	Battle of Berlin	After demolishing the Germans on the Eastern front, the soviets reached Berlin. They surrounded the city and on may 2nd 1945 the soviets took the city. Germany surrendered six days later.
05/08/1945	VE Day	The war in Europe is essentially over when Germany Uncondtionally surrenders.
08/06/1945	Hiroshima	The location of the worlds first public atom bomb detonation.
08/09/1945	Nagasaki	The worlds second public atom bomb detoation.
09/02/1945	VJ Day	Japan surrenders, ending the war in the PTO. Victory has benn claimed for the Allies.