Ww2

Josh Campuzano WW2

By j.camp192

  • Rape of Nanking

    Rape of Nanking
    An episode of mass murder and mass rape committed by Japanese troops against the residents of Nanjing, then the capital of the Republic of China, during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

  • Ribbentrop /Molotov Pact

    Ribbentrop /Molotov Pact
    The Treaty of Non-aggression between Germany and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, was a neutrality pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed in Moscow on 23 August 1939 by foreign ministers Joachim von Ribbentrop and Vyacheslav Molotov, respectively.

  • Germany's invasion of Poland 1939

    Germany's invasion of Poland 1939
    An invasion of Poland was planned in late 1939. Germany invaded from the west, and the Soviet Union invaded from the east. They planned to divide Poland.

  • German Blitzkrieg (1939-1940)

    German Blitzkrieg (1939-1940)
    Blitzkrieg is a method of warfare whereby an attacking force, spearheaded by a dense concentration of armored and motorized or mechanized infantry formations with close air support.

  • Pearl Harbor 1941

    Pearl Harbor 1941
    Japanese disabled 19 ships, destroyed 188 airplanes, wounded 1,100 and killed 2,400. U.S. declares war on Japan on December 8, 1941.

  • D-Day 1944

    D-Day 1944
    The allied commander in Europe planned a land invasion of France. The invasion included 150,00 soldiers; 5,000 ships; 11,000 planes and gliders.D-Day was known as "Operation Overlord".

  • Battle of the Bulge 1945

    Battle of the Bulge 1945
    Hitler's last attempt to defeat the Allies in Europe. 600,000 Americans fought in the battle; 800,000 killed. Germans lost 100,000. Germany lost because they ran out of fuel.

  • Battle of Iwo Jima 1945

    Battle of Iwo Jima 1945
    The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.

  • Battle of Okinawa

    Battle of Okinawa
    DescriptionThe Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg, was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Marine and Army forces against the Imperial Japanese Army.

  • VE Day 1945

    VE Day 1945
    Victory in Europe Day, generally known as V-E Day.

  • Dropping of the atomic bombs 1945

    Dropping of the atomic bombs 1945
    President Truman decided to drop the bomb in order to save American lives from land invasion. Hiroshima: around 70,000 killed instantly; 135,000 final death toll. Nagasaki: 40,000 killed instantly; 50,000 final death toll

  • V-J day

    V-J day
    victory over japan