World War II Timeline

  • Japanese invasion of China

    Japanese invasion of China

    The conflict that broke out when began full scale resistance to the expansion of Japanese influence in its territory.
  • German Blitzkrieg

    German Blitzkrieg

    A group of people that were german soldiers disguised themselves as Poles attacked the German radio station in Glewitz.
  • Germany's invasion of Poland

    Germany's invasion of Poland

    On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. The Polish Army was defeated within weeks of the invasion.
  • Operation Barbarossa

    Operation Barbarossa

    Hitler launched his army to invade the Soviet Union. There were 3 great army groups with over 3 million german soldiers, 150 divisions, and 3 thousand tanks
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

    Just before 8 a.m. Hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii.
  • Wannsee Conference

    Wannsee Conference

    On January 20, 1942, Wannsee Conference was convened in Berlin with 15 top Nazi bureaucrats to coordinate the Final Solution
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  • Operation Torch

    Operation Torch

    In November 1942, Operation Torch was the first time the British and Americans had jointly worked on an invasion plan together.
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway

    War between one of the most decisive U.S victories against Japan began.
  • D - Day

    D - Day

    The Normandy landings, code ames Operation Neptune, consisted of the liberation of Nazi controlled NothWest Europe. The planning for this began in 1943. After this attack, the allies had a victory and united.
  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge

    This particular battle caused high caualties on both sides. Most had to be evacuated becuase of battle wounds, like trench foot. This was also a offensive campain landed through the defensive forested Ardennes region.
  • FDR Death Truman becomes President

    FDR Death Truman becomes President

    • FDR nad complained of a pain, head massive
    • Cerebral Hemorrbage
    • Trumer was called, but he hadn't heard the news yet
  • VE Day

    VE Day

    • Victory in Europe Day
    • Make unconditional surrender of Nazi cerna forces
    • End of WWII in Europe
  • Battle of Iwo Jima

  • Battle of Okinawa

  • Dropping of the atomic bomb

  • VJ Day