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Mr.Wood Colin Wilmes WWII
A time line of World War Two by Colin Wilmes -
Japanese Invasion of Bejing, China
Japan needed more resources. It wanted to be an industrial and military power but lacked resources and space on its home islands. For these reasons it invaded China. This was the beginning of the second Sino-Japenese War. -
Nanjing Massacre (Rape of Nanking)
Large scale massacre occurred over six weeks starting December 13, 1937, the day that the Japanese captured Nanjing. During this period, soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army murdered Chinese civilians and disarmed combatants numbering an estimated 40,000 to over 300,000 and perpetrated widespread rape and looting. -
Germany's Invasion of Poland
Joint invassion of Poland by Nazi Germany, the Free City of Danzig, the Soviet Union, and a small Slovak contingent which marked the beginning of World War II in Europe. -
German Blitzkrieg
Germany's military tatic blitzkrieg which means quick was to get through enemy defenses with tanks and attack from behind to cause confusion they used this to control most of Europe. -
Battle of France (Fall of Paris)
Germany's invassion of France -
D-Day (Invasion of Normandy)
The largest seaborne invasion in history, the operation began the liberation of German-occupied northwestern Europe from Nazi control, and contributed to the Allied victory on the Western Front. -
Operation Barbarosa
Nazi Germany's invassion of the Soviet Union -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attack on US Naval base Pearl Harbor in Hawaii the Japanese successful destroyed boats as well as planes the success of the attack relied on the day being a Sunday and most of the fleet to be in the harbor -
United States Declares War on Japan
After Pearl Harbor the US declares war on Japan -
Germany Declares War on the United States
Shortly after declaring war on Japan Germany delclares war on the newest world superpower to enter the war the USA -
Wansee Conference
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Bataan Death March
The 65 mile march that US and Philippians troops made on the Battaan Peninsula -
Battle of Midway
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Battle of Stalingrad
Nazi Germany's battle against the Soviet Union for control of Stalingrad -
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
An act of Jewish resistance in the Warsaw ghetto against the Germans -
Allied invasion of Italy
The allied amphibious landing on Italy -
Battle of the Bulge
Germany's attempt to split the Allied armies in northwest Europe by means of a surprise blitzkrieg thrust through the Ardennes to Antwerp. Caught off-guard, American units fought desperate battles to stem the German advance -
Liberation of Concentration Camps
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Bombing of Dresden (Operation Thunderclap)
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Battle of Iwo Jima
The US first attack on Japanese islands 85% of Japanese soldiers died -
Battle of Okinawa
Biggest and last battle of the Okinawa campaigns -
VE-Day
The day that Germany surrendered -
Dropping of the Atomic Bomb
The day that Germany surrendered to the allies -
VJ-Day
The day Japan surrendered -
Potsdam Declaration
