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Non Agression Pact
The Non Agression Pact was an agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union in 1939. The agreement was between Stalin and Hitler that the two countries would never attack each other. -
Germany Invades Poland WW2 Begins
Hitler implemented his strategy the blitzkrieg. This consisted of using planes and tanks to quickly invade and then send in large amounts of infantry forces to take an area. Hitler was able to capture and annex western Poland. -
France Surrenders
France surrendered from Germany after many long struggles and many defeats. Htler attacked and had the French army's back against the ocean at Dunkirk. Britain sent in a large naval force to rescue the French. The French then soon lost the capital Paris and then gave into Hitlers demands. He then set up a puppet government. -
Battle of Britian
Hitler then attacked Britain. At first he attacked the Royal Air Force. Focusing on airports and areas where planes could be launched. He bombed them then started to attack citys especially London. The British were able to withstand this partly because of thier ability to use radar and to decode the Germans messages. After some time Hitlere calleed off the attacks. -
Germany Invades Soviet Union
Germans invaded using tanks and aircrafts into the USSR who was unprepared for war against Germany. The germans pushed over 500 miles and put a seiged on Lenigrad. They distroyed all food sources and killed over a million Russians who refused to surrender. Hitler then marched to Moscow but winter came before he could get there. They retreated about 125 miles from Moscow and held their position. They gained nothing and lost 500,000 men in the process. -
Japanese Attack Pearl Harbor
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor because they felt that it was a threat to them. General Yamamoto led the attack. The US had a base there and early that morning Japan launched a series of bombings. The US fleet was dessimated and there were over 3,400 casualties. It directly led to the US declaring war on Japan. -
U.S.A Declares War on Japan
President Roosevelt quicky asked congress to agree to declaring war on Japan. They voted and the declaration was passed. This was because of the attack on Pearl Harbor. -
Raid at St. Nazaire
This is not in the requirments however I found this and thought you would like the shear odacity of it. And its narrated by Jeremy Clarckson so you can't go wrong. Watch it if you have time. video -
Bataan Death March
The japanese have always considered it dishonorable to surrender so when they had prisoners of war they were treated very poorly. The allied prisoners were forced to march 50 miles and of the 70,000 men who started only 54,000 men survived. -
Battle of Coral Sea
The Battle at Coral Sea marked a new type of warfare. Instead of ships attacking eachother they used aircraft carriers and launched planes that attacked the other ships. The Japanese won the battle but the allies were able to stop the Japanese Western expansion. -
Battle of Midway
The US had a major base at this area and the japanese were planning on attacking it. The plans however were decoded by the US and they started to plan themselves. They waited until the japanese started the assualt and then attacked. They destroyed 332 planes and 4 aircraft carriers. It turned the tide on the war in the pacific. -
Hitler Orders Attack on Stalingrad
Hitler attacked Stalingrad with over 1 million soldiers while the Russians decided to hold it at all costs. The battle there lasted over 2 years. Hitler set a seige on the city and said that the city was to be captured at all costs. -
Allies Land In North Africa
The allies land and try to take back north africa. Britain sent in Bernard Montgomery or "Monty". He mounted a massive forward attack that lsted 4 days. They then sent in another batch of troops on the other side of the axis and trapped them making them surrender. -
Germans Surrender at Stalingrad
Eventualy the Germans surrendered after lossing a million soldiers. It marked a turning point in the war. The Germans were now on the defense. -
Battle of Guadalcanal
The Japanese had dug into the islands and made bases on each. The Allies wanted to take hold of these to get bases closer to Japan. The US had gotten intel on a base that was being constructed they quickly mounted an attack and took hold of the air base. They however had trouble seizing the island. It lasted six months and is described by I- Witnesses as "hell". The Allies ended up winning. -
Allies Invade Italy
Stalin wanted the US and Britian to invade France. They however invaded Italy first. They first raided Cicily and captured it from the Germans. The fighting continued for a year in various areas. This made Mussolini lose his power. He was killed a year later. The fighting continued for a year. -
Normandy Invasion (D-Day)
3 Million Allied troops stormed the beaches at Normandy. They had set up many dummy armies to keep Hitler guessing as to where the attack would be coming from. It was the largest air and ship raid ever made. The Allies were able to punch through after 3 days of fighting and heavy casualty raits on both sides. -
Battle of Leyte Gulf
The US and Britain all wanted this small island as it was a strategic point to either destroy or protect Japan.The japanese wanted to take this island and desimate the US force. Their plan was daring and they sent in their entire navy fleet. The US destroyed them and thus destroyed most of the Japanese navy eliminating them in the war effort. The US won the battle and secured a strategic place in the battle against Japan. -
Battle of the Bulge Begins
The allied forces were closing in on both sides of Hitler. He decided to counter attack on the west. The Germans pushed through American lines at first but was eventually destroyed because the Germans could not ressuply. -
Allies Capture Iwo Jima
After much bloodshed the Japanese forces crumbled under the power of the US. The japanese lost most of their fighting force and were pushed out of the war. -
Germany Surrenders (V-E Day)
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Allies Capture Okinawa
The allies continued to capture strategic islands close to the coast of Japan. The island of Okinawa was 350 miles from the coast. The US lost 12,000 men while the Japanese lost over 100,000 men trying to defend this small island, -
U.S.A Drops Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The US warned Japan that they would launch a large scale attack on Japan. After Japan did not reply the US dropped the Atomic Bombs as to stop the war. Hundreds of thousands of people died in the blasts and the fallout that followed. -
Japan Surrenders
The Japanese surrendered after the Atomic Bombs were dropped. The ceremony took place on the US ship the Missouri.
It marked the end of WW2
