Ww2

World War II Major Events & Battles

By historyproject01

  • World War I ends with German defeat

  • Adolf Hitler becomes leader of National Socialist (Nazi) Party

    Adolf Hitler becomes leader of National Socialist (Nazi) Party

  • The Holocaust began

    The Holocaust began

  • Hitler invades Poland

  • Battle of Britain

  • Battle of Satlingrad

    Battle of Satlingrad

  • Battle of Midway

  • D-day

    D-day

  • Hiroshima & Nagasaki

    Hiroshima & Nagasaki

  • Soviets declares war on Japan & invade Manchuria

  • The second atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki & Emperor Hirohito and Japanese prime minister Suzuki decide to seek power with Allies

    The second atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki & Emperor Hirohito and Japanese prime minister Suzuki decide to seek power with Allies

  • Japanese accept the surrender and General NacArthur is appointed to head the occupation forces in Japan

    Japanese accept the surrender and General NacArthur is appointed to head the occupation forces in Japan

  • B-29s drop supplies to Allied powers in China

  • Soviets shoot down a B-29 dropping supplies to powers on Korea and U.S. Troops land near Tokyo to begin the occupation of Japan

    Soviets shoot down a B-29 dropping supplies to powers on Korea and U.S. Troops land near Tokyo to begin the occupation of Japan

  • British reoccupy Hong Kong

  • Formal Japanese surrender ceremony on board the Missouri in Tokyo Bay

    Formal Japanese surrender ceremony on board the Missouri in Tokyo Bay

  • Japanese commander in the Philippines, General Yamashita surrenders to General Wainwright at Bagiuo city

  • Japanese troops on Wake Island surrender

    Japanese troops on Wake Island surrender

  • Japanese in Korea surrenber on the 13th of September the Japanese in Burma surrender

  • The United Nations is born