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japeanese invsion of china
The first invasion of the Chinese occupation began when Japan invaded Manchuria in 1931. The second phase of the attack began in 1937 when the Japanese launched major attacks on Beijing, Shanghai and Nanking. The Chinese resistance stiffened after July 7, 1937, when a clash occurred between Chinese and Japanese troops outside Beijing near the Marco Polo Bridge.
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rape of nanking
The number of women raped was said by people who were there to be 20,000, and there were widespread accounts of civilians being hacked to death. Yet many Japanese officials and historians deny there was a massacre on such a scale. They admit that deaths and rapes did occur, but say they were on a much smaller scale than reported. And in any case, they argue, http://padresteve.com/2009/12/17/revisionist-history-and-the-rape-of-nanking-1937/these things happen in times of war. -
Germanys invasion of poland
On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. The Polish army was defeated within weeks of the invasion. From Prussia and Germany in the north and Silesia and Slovakia in the south, German units, with more than 2,000 tanks and over 1,000 planes, broke through Polish defenses along the border and advanced on Warsaw in a massive circled attack on the unsuspecting polish.
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German Blitzkrieg
Germany successfully used the Blitzkrieg, or lightning war, tactic against Poland in 1939, Denmark in 1940, Norway in 1940, Belgium in 1940, the Netherlands in 1940 , Luxembourg in1940. Germany did not defeat Great Britain, which was protected from German ground attack by the English Channel and the Royal Navy. Despite the continuing war with Great Britain, German forces invaded the soviet union in June 1941. At first, the German
Blitzkrieg seemed to succeed.
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fall of paris
The attack began on 10 May 1940, with German air raids on Belgium and Holland, followed by parachute drops and attacks by ground forces. The two nations were hastily added to the anti-German ad-hoc coalition that included France and Britain, but this only served to further complicate Allied command and control arrangements.http://ww2today.com/the-germans-enter-paris -
Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base near Hawaii. The attack last just two hours but it devastated the American economy ever since. The Japanese managed to destroy nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight enormous battleships, and almost 200 airplanes. More than 3000 Americans seamen were killed or wounded in the attacks on this day. http://www.history.com/photos/pearl-harbor/photo13 -
Operation Barbarossa
In December 1941Hitler issued a directive outlining the planned attack on Russia, which was labeled Operation Barbarossa. In the first round of the attack, the German army was to engage the main Soviet force as close to the Russian border as possible and destroy it before the Red Army could withdraw to the vast interior and establish a defensive position. The second round aimed at establishing a front along the north-south line running from the Volga River to Archangel. http://www.warhistoryonl -
Wannsee Conference
On January 20, 1942, 15 very highly ranked Nazi Party and German government officials gathered at a villa in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee to discuss and coordinate the plan of what they called the "Final Solution of the Jewish Question." At the time of the Wannsee Conference, most participants were already aware that the National Socialist regime had engaged in mass murder of Jews and other civilians in the areas of the Soviet. http://www.amazon.com/The-Wannsee-Conference-Dietrich-Mattausch/dp/6 -
battle of midway
Midway was attacked by Japanese planes at 06.16 with power plants and oil installations being the main target. Ten torpedo-bombers had taken off to attack the Japanese carriers. However, the defence of these ships was such that none scored a hit and only three planes returned. Another attack by B-17's from 20,000 feet and Vindicator scout-bombers also failed to find their target though this attack had achieved one result as many Zero fightershttp://ww were put into the air to protect the fleet. -
battle of stalingrad
Over the next several weeks German and Soviet forces engaged in savage street fighting in attempts to take control of the city. At one point, the average life expectancy of a Soviet soldier in Stalingrad was less than one day. As fighting raged in the ruins of the city, the Germans met heavy resistance from a variety of fortified buildings. In late September, Paulus began a series of attacks against the city's northern factory district. http://ww2today.com/15th-october-1942-the-unrelenting-batt -
warsaw ghetto uprising
April 19, 1943, began after German troops and police entered the ghetto to deport its surviving people. Seven hundred and fifty fighters fought the heavily armed and well-trained Germans. The ghetto fighters were able to hold out for nearly a month, but on May 16, 1943, the revolt ended. The Germans had slowly crushed the resistance. Of the more than 56,000 Jews captured, about 7,000 were shot, and the remainder were deported to camps.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/19/warsaw-ghetto-uprisi -
Operation Gomorrah
Britain had suffered the deaths of 167 civilians as a result of continuous German bombing raids in July. The evening of July 24 saw British aircraft drop 2,300 tons of incendiary bombs on Hamburg in just a few hours. The explosive power was the equivalent of what German bombers had dropped on London in their five most destructive raids. More than 1,500 German civilians were killed in that first British raid. http://carvalhadas-on-line.blogspot.com/2006/07/24-de-julho-de-1943.html -
D-Day
June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily defended French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. General Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which “we will accept nothing less than full victory.” More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by day’s end on June 6, the Allies gained a foot- hold in Normandy. http://thewiseguise.com/2013/06/courage-devotion-to-duty-and-skill-in-battle -
Operation Thundeclap
In August 1944 plans were drawn for an operation code named Thunderclap but it was shelved and never put into action. The plan called for a massive attack on Berlin that would cause 220,000 casualties with 110,000 killed, many of them key German personnel, which would shatter German morale. But on consideration it was decided that it was unlikely to work, so it was shelved. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/winter-storm-hans-wijers/1111384436?ean=9780811745871 -
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was fought in the winter months of 1945. This was the last major Nazi offensive against the Allies in World War 2. The battle was a last attempt by Hitler to split the Allies in two in their drive towards Germany and destroy their ability to supply themselves.
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battle of iwo jima
The first day of the landings in 1945. The Marines took heavy casualties, as the American bombings had not been effective. What it had done was to tore up the beaches and the immediate hinterland and had given the Japanese far more opportunities to find hiding spots for snipers. It also meant that American movement inland was stalled as the area had been so heavily bombed. A few Japanese snipers could hold up an American http://akabodian7.pbworks.com/w/page/1642641/Iwo%20Jimaadvance for hours. -
battle of okinawa
The Americans land commander was Lieutenant-General Simon Bolivar Buckner. He had 180,000 men under his command. The bay selected for the American landing was Hagushi Bay on the western side of the island. As with iwo jima the landings were preceded by a period of intense bombing but America’s forces were also open to http://world-war-2.wikia.com/wiki/Battle_of_Okinawaattack from Japanese fighters flying out of Taiwan or Japan itself. -
VE Day
Victory in Europe day was on May 8th it was officially announced the end of World War 2 in Europe. On Monday 7th at 02.41. German general Jodi signed the unconditional surrender document that formally ended war in Europe. Churchill was informed of this event at 7.00. While no public announcement had been made, large crowds gathered and shouted ‘’we want the king.’’ celebratehttp://www.graphics20.com/funny/category/impor -
dropping of the atomic bombs
On July 16 1945, the United States dropped an enormous bomb on Nagasaki and this destroyed the lives of the Japanese. The explosion carried more power than 20,000 tons of TNT and it was visible for more than 200 miles. It was also the world’s first atomic bomb to be detonated.http://kufarooq.blogspot.com/2013/01/remember-hiroshima-and-nagasaki.html -
VJ Day
On September 2 1945, the USS Missouri hosts the formal surrender of the Japanese government to the allies. As Japanese troops finally surrendered to Americans on the Caroline Islands as they were preparing to formalize their capitulation. The Japanese foreign minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signed the instrument of surrender. Shigemitsu was found guilty of war crimes ad http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/93spring/warcomes2.htmsentenced to seven years in prison.