7.3 timeline

By conner.vealey

  • non aggression pact

    . germany and the soviet union signed the non aggression pact for the two to not take military action against each other for the next 10 years.
    the significance of it as that it was signed just a week before the start of ww2

  • battle of britain

    this battle was the first major battle fought with entirely air forces
    the significance is that this was the first defeat of hitlers forces

  • atlantic conference

    this conference stated the ideal goals for the war
    the significance is that this was a pivotal policy statement that was being issued

  • Battle of midway

    this was a major naval battle
    this was the turning point in the pacific war

  • operation torch

    this was an invasion of french north africa
    it was the first time british and americans worked together

  • battle of stalingrad

    this was between Germany and the Soviet Union to get control of the city Stalingrad
    The significance was this was one of the biggest confrontations in ww2

  • tehran conference

    The purpose of this conference was to make a strategy against japan and Germany
    The significance was it was the first meeting with all the important countries

  • operation overlord

    The name operation overlord is a code name for d-day. The invasion of Normandy was the biggest sea invasion in history

  • Battle of the Bulge

    This battle was an attempt to push allied front lines to northwestern Belgium.
    The significance was that Germany’s defeat in Europe came sooner with less allied lives lost

  • Yalta conference

    The code name for this conference was Crimea conference. It was a meeting with America Britain and the Soviet Union to plan the final defeat of nazi Germany

  • Battle of owl jima

    This was between the us marine corps and japan
    Iwo Jima was small but had lots of tactical importance

  • Surrender of Berlin/Germany

    The soviets were coming up on the German capital of Berlin from the east and allied coming from the west and hitler killed himself and Karl donitz had to surrender the nazis

  • Italian Campaign

    This was an invasion of Italy it was a success for the allies
    The significance was that the campaign was an great military effort for Canada in the war

  • Battle of Okinawa

    The code name for this battle was operation iceberg this was a major battle in the pacific war on the island of Okinawa

  • Potsdam conference

    This conference was a fail attempt to settle important issues and kind of helped start the Cold War.
    The significance was that this was the third meeting between the leaders of the big three nations