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World War II
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Japanese Invasion Of Manchuria
In 1937, the Imperial Japanese army invades Manchuria, terrorizing and killing many innocent civilians, this happens straight after the Mukden Incident. The Japanese establish a puppet state, named Manchukuo, that would be present and occupied Manchuria until the final days of the war. sources : www.historynet.com/world-war-ii & http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii - various pages -
German Invasion Of Poland
Techincally, this is the first day of the war. Ther German Army marches into Poland, invading and killing anything in it's path, using blitzkreig, this attack alarms Europe, and violates the Treaty Of Versailles. sources : www.historynet.com/world-war-ii & http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii - various pages -
Blitzkreig Invented
The term blitzkreig is coined, meaning lighthing war in German, the Blitzkreig style of attack featured short, powerful strikes from various German forces, lethal strikes. sources : www.historynet.com/world-war-ii & http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii - various pages -
Fall of Paris
German troops enter France, destroying everything in their path, and render it AXIS controlled. Frenchmen are warned that if they fight, the Eiffel Tower will be destoryed. sources : www.historynet.com/world-war-ii & http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii - various pages -
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa was a codename for the German invasion of Soviet Russia. The German Government had lied, promising not to invade Russia, but broke the promises, and along with other countries, entered, and killed over 4 million Russians.
sources : www.historynet.com/world-war-ii & http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii - various pages
sources : www.historynet.com/world-war-ii & http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii - various pages -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
On the morning of December 7th, Americans are awakened by an ambush attack from the Japanese. The Japanese had surprisingly attacked the United States, with no warning, killing thousands, and causing the US to declare war on Japan. -
Wannsee Conference
This conference was held in Wannsee, Germany, here in the pictured building, SS Waffen "storm troops" and Hitler met with the German military officials to plan out the final solution; the extermination of the Jewish people.
sources : www.historynet.com/world-war-ii & http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii - various pages -
D-DAY - Operation Neptune
The turning point of WWII, Allied forces take on Normandy, France. They strike in the morning on Omaha Beach, they push the Germans into the backwoods of France, and push them back, with the help of naval troops and Airborne landings.
sources : www.historynet.com/world-war-ii & http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii - various pages -
Operation Husky
American and British forces invade Sicily from the South. Germans were heavily scattered around the island. Even though the Allies were sucessful, they lost a ton of lives, especially the airborne troops, that only 12 out of the 160 airborne C-43 planes made it to the Italian homeland without being shot down. -
Operation Gomorrah
Operation Gomorrah, is best described as "blitz week", as the Germans had begun bombing runs over London, Budapest, Paris, and Brussels. Most of all, the bombing of Hamburg.
sources : www.historynet.com/world-war-ii & http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii - various pages -
Battle of the Bulge
During this WWII battle, near Antwerp , thousands of lives were claimed, in what has been stated as the bloodiest battle of WWII. thousands of deaths occured for the Americans, French, and German.
sources : www.historynet.com/world-war-ii & http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii - various pages -
Liberation of Concentration Camps
At this point, all major concentration camps were taken down,
Aushwitz was the last to be liberated, by the Soviets on this day. Many Jews rushed to freedom. sources : www.historynet.com/world-war-ii & http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii - various pages -
Operation Thunderclap
Thunderclap was a code for a CANCELLED operation by the Royal English Air Force. The goal was to demolish the densely-populated German town of Dresden. The plan was cancelled due to bad weather. Pictured is a RAF Lancaster aircraft. sources : www.historynet.com/world-war-ii & http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii - various pages -
Battle Of Iwo Jima
The battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle over an island in the pacific, near Japan, and It was more or less, the last stand for the Japanese forces, until the Japanese mainland, and it was a tough, but promising victory for the United States.
sources : www.historynet.com/world-war-ii & http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii - various pages -
The Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa was faught on several islands in the pacific northwest. This was the bloodiest battle of the Pacific. Again, the USA dominates over Japan, but only after having lost thousands of soldiers. Around 75,000 Japanese military and civilians died or commited suicide. sources : www.historynet.com/world-war-ii & http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii - various pages -
Victory in Europe Day
In Berlin, only a week after Hitler's suicide, the Nazi government leaders authorize a surrender, after being cornered in Berlin by Allied forces. This was the end of the war for the European front.
Pictured, Churchill announces the end of the war in downtown London. sources : www.historynet.com/world-war-ii & http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii - various pages -
Final Potsam Declaration
The allies had came up with a final solution, a treaty to make the Japanese surreneder. Here at a conference, they gathered and wrote a conference regarding the surrender of Japan. sources : www.historynet.com/world-war-ii & http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii - various pages -
Dropping of Bombs over Japan
Bombing occured first in Hiroshima, then in Nagasaki. Bombing caused instant death to hundreds of thousands. August 6th, Hiroshima was bombed, then on Nagasaki, 3 days later.
sources : www.historynet.com/world-war-ii & http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii - various pages -
Victory in Japan
Victory in Japan, as they surrender after the dropping of the two atomic bombs. This oficially ends the war. sources : www.historynet.com/world-war-ii & http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii - various pages
