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Night of Broken Glass
91 Jews killed, 267 synagogues were burned down, 7,500 shops and buisnesess vandalized. Day after Jews forced to pay for damages done and new anti Jew laws passed. -
Germany invades Poland
Marked start of WW2. Germany took Poland in less than a month. Britain and France respond by declaring war. -
Battle of France
German biltzchreg through the Ardenne forest trapped French and British forces against the sea coast. Also known as the "Fall of France" -
Evacuation of Dunkirk
338,226 soldiers were rescued from the German army on the beaches of Dunkirk. Largest rescue in the history of war. Acted as the last step in the fall of France. -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was a series of air raids by Germay on London. The RAF eventually held off the Wuftwaffe. But not until after most of London was destroyed or damaged by bombers. -
Operation Barbossa
German invasion of the Soviet Russia. Clear violasion of the non-agression pact that German had made with Russia. Pulled Russia to join the Allied cause. -
Battle of Moscow
German forces almsot reach outskirts of the city of Moscow. Winter weather and lack a troops make Germans besiege rather than full scale attack. First major loss of Operation Barbossa for Germans. -
Japanese Atttack on Pearl Harbor
On December 7th Japan launched an air raid on the US naval base of Pearl Harbor. In responce to this America officaly joined WW2. -
Italy and Germany declare war on US
In responce to America declaring war on Japan. Both Italy and Germany declare war on The United States. America now fully involved in war. US also declares war on Germany and Italy hours later in Senate meeting. -
The "Final Solution to the Jewish Question" was given
The Final Solution was a plan to exterminate all European Jews. Death camps and labor camps were made for slave labbor and extermination. Given after death squads were said to be ineffective and cause mental problems from gunmen. -
Concentration Camps for Japanese-Americans open in America
As a growing fear of Japanese American citizens grew, large concentration camps housed 100 of people. -
Doolittle Raid
Also known as the Tokyo Raid, sixteen bombers firebombed the city of Tokyo. Fifteen planes of 17 total landed in China, and other one landed in Russia. Japan captured and excuted three crews. -
Battle of the Coral Sea
Large battle between Japanese and American fleets. USS Lexington sunk, multiple Japan aircraft carriers sunk. USS Yorktown heavily damaged. Largest naval battle of all time. -
Battle of Midway
American codebreakers lure Japanese fleet to believe that Midway was lightly defended. The American fleet abushed them when they arived. Notable casualties included, 4 Japanese aircraft carriers which was part of the six carrier assult on Pearl Harbor. And the sinking of the USS Yorktown. -
Battle of Stalingrad
After the failed attempt to take the Capitol city of Moscow. Germany set it's sight on the industrial city of Stalingrad. The Germans weren't able to capture the entire city. And as winter approched the Germans were badly equipped for the Russian winter. In the end they were defeated. -
Second Battle of El Alamein
Large desert battle between German and British troops. German troops surrounded. -
Operation Torch
American invasion of North Aftrica. Troops from the north helped the British 1st RTR (royal tank rigement) encircle and destroy remaining German troops in Africa. -
German troops surrender in Africa
After being cut off and encircled by Allied forces, German troops in Africa surrender. -
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ends
German SS killed, burned, or transports remaining Jews to nearby death camps as resistance was wiped out. -
Invasion of Sicily
Codename Operation Husky the Allies invaded the island of Sicily. Located just south of Italy it proved to be a major stratigec obstical in controling the mediterean sea. -
Mussolini arrested by police
In July of 1943 the Italian government was in full collapse. The Grand Council removed power from Mussolini and gave it to a prime minister. Mussolini was then arrested by police who had be secretly been planning on arresting him. -
Italy signes Armistice with Allies
Public support for the war finally ran out and Italy signed a peace agrement with the US and Great Britain. German troops in the area siezed control of the country and rescued Mussolini from an Italian jail. -
Italy declares war on Gemany
After the arrest of Mussalini, Germany sent troops to Italy to take control of the country. Italy declares war on Germany to join the Allies. -
Operation Overlord
Operation Overlord was the start to the Allied invasion of Normandy. Amphibius landings at Utah, Omaha, and Jono beach was the first time America invaded Europe. -
Operation Valkyrie
Attempted assassination attempt on Hitler. Bomb went off in a confrence room. Comsperators took control of German government, but was short lived as Hitler lived through the bomb. -
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Largest battle in naval history. First time Japan carried out orgainized suicide bomber attacks on American vessals. Americans capture the Phillipeans. Kept promise and returned by December 1944. -
Start of the Battle of the Bulge
Last German offensive of WW2, caught Allies off gaurd. German avdance made a bulge shape in Allied line. German troops failed to cut Allies in half and were surrounded. -
Liberation of Auschwitz
Russian troops liberated the death camp of Auschwitz. Most of the Jews were sent on a death march the day before troops arrived. Remaining Jews were liberated and free to go. Though many found it hard to find jobs and places to live because most of the Nazi culture remained. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Major stratigic island for attack Japan. "Little Resistance expected" bad planning led to very hard amphibous assault on the beach. Heavy mortar and artilery fire. -
Battle of Okinawa
Largest amphibus assult in the Pasific theater of WW2. 82,000 US and Japanese troops died in one day. -
Death of FDR
FDR was the president at the time of his death. The vice president Truman took over as president and commander in cheif. -
Battle of Seelow Heights
1,000,000 Russian soldiers vs 1,000 German soldiers. Seelow and surronding citys known as the "Gateway to Berlin". Was un-offical start of Battle of Berlin. -
Battle of Berlin
Last offensive of the European theater of war during World War 2. Russian forces used train cars to transport a army of almost a million soliders to outskirts of Berlin. What fallowed by a massive slauter of anyone wearing a German uniform. Ended with full un-conditional surrender of Germany -
Death of Mussolini
After escape from jail with the help of German troops, Mussolini was captured and executed on April 28th, 1945. -
Dachau Liberated
Dachau was the first concentration camp to by made by the Nazis. it was origanialy intended to hold political prisoners. Later on Jews and POWs were also held their. 31,951 deaths were reported in Dachau. -
Death of Hitler
Hilter and his wife both commited suicide in an underground bunker. Soldiers then carried the bodies upstairs and burned the bodies in the garden. In 1970 Hilter's body was cremated. -
Germany surrenders to Allies
Also known as V-E day or Victory in Europe day. Was the day that Germany signed a full surrender to the Allies. -
Death of Heinrich Himmer
Himmer was the leader of the SS and sercret police. He was second only to Hitler in the Nazi leadership. When captured by the British he bit on a cynide capsule he had hidden in his mouth. -
Trinity bomb detenation
First ever successful nuclear device to be detonated. -
Sinking of the USS Indianapolis
Delivered componet for nuclear bomb, sent to join invasion fleet. Around midnight it was hit by two torpedos. 900 of the 1,196 saliors made it off the ship. Many would die from starvation or lack of water. The sinking ship and blood from survivors attracted sharks. Almost 150 men died from shark attackes in less than two days. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
After ignoring a call for surrender by the Allies, the city of Hiroshima was ruined by a atomic blast delieved by the United States. 90,000–146,000 poeple died in the attack. -
Bombing of Nagasaki
Second atomic bomb ever used. Three days after the first bomb in Hiroshima and Japanese holdout of peace. 39,000–80,000 people killed. -
Japan signs peace argrement
The second of September was when the papers were signed. But Japan has surrenderd almost 17 days eailer with transmitions from Tojo.
