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kristallnacht
A pogrom or series of coordinated attacks against Jews throughout Nazi Germany and parts of Austria on 9-10 November 1938, carried out by SA stormtroopers and civilians. German authorities looked on without intervening.[1] The attacks left the streets covered with broken glass from the windows of Jewish-owned stores, buildings, and synagogues. -
nazi-soviet non-aggression pact
In 1939, Adolf Hitler was preparing for war. Though he was hoping to acquire Poland without force (as he had annexed Austria the year before), Hitler was planning against the possibility of a two front war. Since fighting a two front war in World War I had split Germany's forces, it had weakened and undermined their offensive; thus, played a large role in Germany losing the First World War. Hitler was determined not to repeat the same mistakes. So, he planned ahead and made a pact with the Sovie -
germany's invasion of poland
Germany invaded on the 1st September 1939 at 4:00 am using the Blitzkrieg (lightening war) technique. They then sent in troops in tanks and on foot to invade.By the 3rd, Britain and France announced that they were at war with Germany and by the 20th, Poland had surrendered to Hitler -
the fall of france
France's General Huntzinger signed an Armistice ending fighting between French and German troops on 21 June 1940.The official surrender took place on 25 June.
In a wider sense, the Battle for France, from 10 May to 21 June 1940 is also sometimes described as the Fall of France, as the campaign was so short. -
dunkirk
When the German military was planning on bombing the British, the cloudy sky made it impossible to see the British Troops, giving the british time to sail off away carrying off troops, which was a miracle. -
the battle of britain
the battle of britain was germanys attempt to gain air superiority over England so that they could launch a seabourne attack against England. By the end of the long campaign germanys air force was decimated. It was a huge turning point because it meant that germany could not invade England with any hope of success until it had rebuilt its airforce, which never ended up happening -
the atlantic charter
The Atlantic Charter was adopted during WWII and advocated: self-determination for all involved peoples, freedom of the seas, and collective security. -
pearl harbor
Japanese planes bombed Pearl Harbour, in the Naval Base of Hawaii. It was a surprise attack which led to declaration of war on Britain and the U.S by the Japanese. The attack was a shock, however, there was no doubt that it had been planned for years. There were many strikes to follow after, but to find out more, go to www.bbc.co.uk/onthisday and search 7th December. All the information you need to know will be on there. Its the top story.
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. -
battle of coral sea
The most notable part of the Battle of Coral Sea was that the ships involved never saw each other. The entire battle was conducted by aircraft off of carriers. The US lost the USS Lexington, the Japanese lost a small carrier. While in terms of material loss, the US came off the worst, but tactically it stopped the Japanese attempt to invade New Guinea. A month later that Battle of Midway took place and was the turning point of the War in the Pacific. -
battle of midway
The Japanese were trying to capture the island for use as an air base supporting operations against Hawaii. They also hoped to draw the U.S. Pacific fleet into a battle where it could be destroyed. The U.S. had broken their codes though, so they knew they were coming but they didn't know the U.S. knew. So The U.S. were able to deploy three aircraft carriers against their four (they also had battleships and a large invasion fleet) but they didn't know the U.S. was there. Thus, after they bombed t -
operation torch
During operation torch American forces landed on northern Africa ( Algeria) in November 1942 and had to deal first the Vichy french( free french forces) and joined for the first time the war in Europe against the Germans and the Italians. the campaigns went to Tunesia and ended after the defeat and run from the German Africa corps till mid 1943, while the British forces advanced from the eastern part (the 8th army under command of Montgomery) from Libia. -
the battle of stalingrad
The first large-scale German defeat of World War II. The Battle of Stalingrad was as battle of World War II between Nazi Germany and its allies, and the Soviet Union, for for control of the city of Stalingrad in southwestern Russia. The battle took place between 17 July 1942 and 2 February 1943. -
D-day
Allied forces re-entered north-western Europe to free Europe from Nazi thralldom. -
battle of the bulge
The battle was a major German offensive launched towards the end of World War II through the forested Ardennes Mountains region of Belgium. -
battle of iow jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was fought between the United States and Japan during February and March of 1945, during the Pacific Campaign of World War II. As a result of the battle, the United States gained control of the island of Iwo Jima and the airfields located there. The battle is famous for the raising of the US flag by U.S. Marines during the battle. -
V-E day
The Axis Powers in Europe formally surrendered to the Allied Forces. -
hiroshima
In 1942 a group of scientist formed to build a uranium bomb that would be used to assist American forces during world war II. Soon after the bombs were ready to be used, Germany surrendered leaving the decision of what to do with the bombs up to the United states new president Harry S. Truman. He made the decision to bomb Hiroshima Japan.
On August 6, 1945 a nuclear bomb was dropped on Hiroshima Japan. It is estimated that over 200,000 casualties were caused by this bomb, with a large sum of the -
v-j day
The United states won over Japan -
nagasaki
On August 9, 1945,the second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki (the first was dropped on Hiroshima on 6 August). -
nuremberg trails
At the Nuremberg Trials 24 of the highest Nazi leaders were tried for their war crimes of genocide and many other war crimes. The trial took a year and there were 100 other Nazis tried for war crimes too. Of the 24 big time leaders they were all convicted and most were executed. Many of the 100 received prison sentences. See the related link below.
