World War II

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  • Invasion of Poland

    Invasion of Poland

    germany invades poland using a war tactic Blitzkrieg. Russia renforced the western side ulitamatly dividing Poland.
  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain

    The German air force started massive bombing runs on the British city Portsmouth.
  • Operation Sea Lion

    Operation Sea Lion

    Invasion of the southern ports of Great Britain.
  • Operation Barbarossa

    Operation Barbarossa

    Germany invades western European countries and eastern Russia
  • Battle of Leningrad

    Battle of Leningrad

    One of the 3 stratigic goals in the German plan.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

    The Imperial Japanese Navy attacks and destroys majority of the naval island Pearl Harbor in the South Pacific
  • Battle of the Coral Sea

    Battle of the Coral Sea

    The U.S. attack Japanese at the island of New Guinea
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway

    A plan to handicap the Japanese
  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad

    Major battle between Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia. The bloodiest battle in the history of warfare
  • Guadalcanal Campaign

    Guadalcanal Campaign

    The allied invasion to Japanese territory
  • Operation Torch

    Operation Torch

    The British-American invasion of North Africa.
  • Battle of Tarawa

    Battle of Tarawa

    A Japanese amphibious landing on Betio. It was a great loss for the U.S. marines
  • Anzio Landing

    Anzio Landing

    The U.S. attack on Italy.
  • D day

    D day

    The U.S. and U.K. join forces to storm the beaches of Normandy.
  • Invasion of France

    Invasion of France

    Germany invades France and takes over government in 2 months.
  • Operation Market Garden

    Operation Market Garden

    A battle to outflank the Siegfried Line and encircle Germany's industrial heartland
  • Battle of The Bulge

    Battle of The Bulge

    A fight between Germany and Allied forces. It took place in the Ardennes Forest .
  • Battle of Iwo Jima

    Battle of Iwo Jima

    Attack on the city Iwo Jima in Japan. It was a big victory for U.S.
  • Battle of Okinawa

    Battle of Okinawa

    The U.S. invasion of Japanese mainland
  • Battle of Berlin

    Battle of Berlin

    Soviet Russia invaded Berlin and eventually took control of Germany
  • Hitler's Suicide

    Hitler's Suicide

    Hitler commited suicide with wife Eva Braun by gunshot
  • VE Day

    VE Day

    Europe overtakes Nazi regime
  • Hiroshima

    Hiroshima

    The U.S. bombs the Japanese city Hiroshima using a new invention the atomic bomb
  • Nagasaki

    Nagasaki

    The bombing of japanese city Nagasaki
  • VJ Day

    VJ Day

    The surrender of Japan