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This initiates WWII in the Pacific
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Part of German expansion that helps set the stage for future designs of Hitler and the Nazi party
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"Night of Broken Glass"
A pogrom against Jews through Nazi Germany -
Russia and Germany agreed to take no military action against each other for the next ten years, fell apart June 1941 when Nazi forces invaded the Soviet Union
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Germany invades Poland which instigates the beginning of the war
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Britain and France declare war, honoring their commitment to Poland
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Benito Mussolini's Italian forces attack France from the south
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Also known as the Berlin Pact, agreement/alliance between Germany, Italy, and Japan.
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Japanese fighter planes attack the American base at Pearl HArbor
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Major naval battle from the Imperial Japanese Navy and naval and air forces from the United States and Australia, taking place in the Pacific Theater of WWII
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Naval battle in the Pacific Theater of WWII, turning point of war
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The Guadalcanal Campaign, codenamed Operation Watchtower, was the first major offensive an a decisive victory for the Allies in the Pacific Theater
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Major battle, Nazi Germany vs. Soviet Union over Stalingrad
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Allies assemble 2.9 million men, 2.5 million tons pf supplies, 11,000 airplanes, and hundreds of ships in preparation for D-Day
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Nearly 3 million Allied soldiers invade Normandy, initiating German retreat, results in liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany control
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Last major German offensive campaign in Western Theater
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Major battle where the United States Marin Corps landed on and eventually captured Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army
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The German army signs an unconditional surrender
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It marks the formal acceptance by the Allies of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces
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Japan formally surrenders bringing the war to an end
