jessie gleason WWII timeline

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  • japanese invasion of china

    In July 1937 when the Japanese claimed that they were fired on by Chinese troops at the Marco Polo Bridge. Japan launched a full on invasion on china. Within 5 months, 1 million Chinese people were under Japanese control.After this initial success, the Japanese did not advance much further into China. All of the major cities in China were captured by the Japanese
  • germany invasion of poland

    germany invasion of poland

    In 1937 1.5 million German troops invade Poland.Adolf Hitler claimed the invasion was a defensive action.Germany signed a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union on August 23, 1939.August 31, Hitler ordered hostilities against Poland.Concentration camps for slave laborers and the extermination of civilians.
  • germany blitzkrieg

    germany blitzkrieg

    A German term for “lightning war,” blitzkrieg is a military tactic. German forces tried out the blitzkrieg in Poland in 1939.

  • operation barbarossq

  • pearl harbor

  • wannsee coference

  • operation gomorrah

  • d day-normandy invasion

  • operation thunder clap

  • battle of Iwo

  • battle of okinawa

  • battle of bulge

  • VEday

  • dropping of the atomic bombs

  • VJday