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Invasion of Poland
On September 1 of 1939, Nazi German troops entered the Polish countries as the first invasion and actual action taken by Hitler's regime ever. The Invasion of Poland is a key event in WW2 history because it marked the first form of Nazi expansion and was where the Nazi ideology was first applied. -
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A Walk Throught The Battlefield
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Britain and France Declare War on Germany
On September 3 of 1939, Britain and France declared war on Germany giving the start of what it would be the biggest war in history. The declaration of war was the official establishment of the start of war which is a key event in WW2 history. -
Franco-German Armistice
On June 22 of 1940, After German Victory in the Battle of France, France and Germany signed an armistice pact the gave Germany the power to established German troops within the French nation. This was the first invasion taken over an Allied Power country therefore it is an important event in WW2 history -
Greco-Italian War
On October 28 of 1940; the axis power member lead by Benito Mussolini demanded the occupation of Greece, but the Greco troops showed a higher military offensive than the Italians which forced them to retreat. The Greco- Italian war was the first form of successful resistance taken over an Axis-Power member. -
Lend-Lease Policy signed by the United States
On March 11 of 1941, United States President, Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Lend-Lease act which permited the U.S to help the Allied Forces and by lending weapons and tactical equipment for war. It was the first form of involvement of the United States in war and the first form of fighting against the Axis Powers. -
Operation Barbarossa
On June 22 of 1941, Hitler's Third Reich decided to enter the Russian nation making the invasion the largest attempt of invasion in war and with the more casualities. It was the first time the Soviet Union and Germany confront each other since the sign of the Non Aggression Pact. Eventually, Operation Barbarossa opened the Easten Front as an attack zone against Germany -
The United States freezes Japanese assets
On July 26 of 1941 in response of dealing with the Japanese invasion to Asian Colonies where they were American troops, the United States frozed all of Japanese assets in American making Japan loose all of its oil trade which was very important because due to the short oil reserve a new course of action was implied by the Japanese -
Attack of Pearl Harbor
On December 7 of 1941, the Japanese navy forced a suprised attack to Pearl Harbor, which was a U.S Naval base in Hawaii. The attack left a great number of American casualties and damages which leave the Americans with a great loss in this point of war. The Attack on Pearl Harbor was the triggering factor that lead the United States into war -
The Creation of The Final Solution and the Wannsee Conference
On January 20 of 1942, SS officials and Nazi goverment leaders met at what is called the Wannsee conference in which they discuss the implementation of the Final Solution or the Nazi plan that aimed to exterminate the Jewish race. The creation of the Final Solution marked Hitler's final plan to end with the Non-Aryans -
Doolittle Raid
The Doolittle Raid was an air raid planned by Colonel James Doolittle which serve as the first attack of Japanese mainland which its objective was Tokyo and other main Islands. The Doolittle raid demonstrated the weakness Japan had on air attack which boosted American and reduced Japanese Morale also serving as a retaliation for the attack on Pearl Harbor. -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a Naval confrontation in the Pacific Ocean between the United States and Japan. The battle started in July 4 and ended in July 7 resulting in the American victory. The Battle of Midway marked and important victory for the Allies and gave Japan an irreversible damage on its naval fleet. -
Battle of Guadalcanal
In August 7 of 1942 the Battle of Guadalcanal started in the Pacific between the Allied offensive and Japanese troops. It was planned by General Douglas Mcarthur and was the first Allied major offensive attack and serve to be the beginning of allied operations in the Pacific which started when the battle ended in February 9 of 1943. -
D Day - Normandy Landings
The Normandy Landings, sometimes referred as D-Day, was the Allied invasion to Nazi controlled Normandy in which the Allies establish a point in the European theater that lead to the liberation of France from Nazi Regime and eventually the Allied victory in Europe. -
Battle of the Bulge
On December 16 of 1944 the German regime establish an offensive campaign against the Allied forces in Belgium, France and Luxembourg in an attempt to recover lost territory gained by the Allies beforehand which lead to a German failure that was key for the Allied success in Europe. -
The Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference was the conference in which the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union discussed how to reorganize territories and politically restart goverments. The conference took place in Russian from February 4 to February 11 of 1945 and was very controversial because of the disagreements each have on ideals for post war recovery. -
Battle of Okinawa
On April 1 of 1945, the Battle of Okinawa started between Japanese troops and Allied forces, the battle of Okinawa was part of the Island Hopping plan developed by General Douglas Mcarthur which consisted of gaining Islands close to Japan in order for further attack. Okinawa was very close to Japanese mainland and resulted in the victory of the allied forces. -
VE Day, Germany Surrenders
VE Day stands for Victory in Europe Day which is the day in which the remaining Nazi goverment signed a surrender act of war which took place in Berlin and was signed by the Nazi head after Hitler's suicide Karl Donitz which marked the end of the war in the European Theater and the Nazi regime. -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
On August 6 of 1945 an bomb carrier title Enola Gay dropped a Uranium bomb in Hiroshima, which was one of the most important militar and industrial cities in Japan. The Atomic Bomb drop was the heaviest hit on the Japanese country and killed most of the civilians who were exposed at the time or after the bomb was dropped. -
The Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki
On August 69of 1945 the city of Nagasaki in Japan suffer the same destiny as the one of Hiroshima days earlier. The deployment of the bomb gave mass destruction and was the last major act of war in WW2. Both bombings were very damageful for the Japanese country and were key contributors for Japan defeat. -
Japan Surrenders, VJ Day
On September 2 of 1945, Japan announced its official surrender in a formal ceremony in Tokyo. This event marked the end of WW2 after the 6 years of fighting among the world. It is one of the most important events in history and surely something that should not be forgotten.
