WW2

By Jerib2

  • German Blitzkrieg

    The German Blitzkrieg event had happened on Sep. 1, 1939 when it first had invaded Poland and soon invaded France, Belgium, Netherlands, etc. on May 10, 1940. This had caused Germany to go through Northern France around Dunkirk, making France fall. This had one cause that started it all; Germany wanted to conquer France from its previous loss. After, France had fell causing France to be invaded by Germany with bombs falling on London and nearby cities, Later, Operation Dynamo had been created.
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    Fall of Paris

    The Fall of Paris had happened after the invasion of Poland then soon after to be Netherlands. Germany had invaded Paris to force an immediate surrender out of weakness and began destroying Paris in ambition. The outcome was that Paris was brutally destroyed but had the aid from the US to help out. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/paris-liberated

  • Pearl Harbor Bombing

    The bombing of the US naval base, Pearl Harbor, happened on Dec 7, 1941 when Japanese air forces bombed a US naval base called Pearl Harbor. The Japanese saw it as an action to cause US to come out of isolation and enter WW2, but instead had missed many crucial needs to make sure the naval base had fallen, ending up with a casualty of over 2,400 Americans, 300 aircrafts, etc. https://www.history.com/news/why-did-japan-attack-pearl-harbor

  • Wannsee Conference

    This meeting had happened on Jan. 20, 1942 where Nazi officials had met up in Berlin to finish the planning of the "final solution" was later held again by 15 Nazi senior bureaucrats that changed the whole viewpoint of the Jews for the Nazis. The conference had made a solution to round up the jews putting them in labour gangs with harsh conditions. In the outcome, the Holocaust later killed up to six million jews from this conference. https://www.britannica.com/event/Wannsee-Conference
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    Battle of Midway

    This event had occurred six months for two days after the unfortunate bombing of the Pearl Harbor naval base. The US Navy had fought with the Imperial Japanese Navy due to their loss from Pearl Harbor. This had happened due to the Imperial admiral, Yamamoto, wanting to plan a secret attack on the US at the base at Midway Island. Japan lost with a casualty of 3,000 men 300 aircrafts, US had 145 aircrafts 360 deaths. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-midway
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    Battle of Stalingrad

    This battle had occurred in the beginning of July 17, 1942 - Feb. 2, 1943. It was a major battle between Russian forces and Nazi Germany. It had all started because Hitler wanted to occupy Stalingrad because of the name it held in Stalin's honor. Nazi Germany soon tried to invade but eventually failed as Russia's cold weather came and broke the attack. The casualties were nearly two million killed/injured. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingrad

  • Allied Invasion of Italy

    This invasion happened on Sep. 3, 1943. This had happened due to the Allies trying to invade the Axis controlled Europe and to end the fascism rulership. The event had continued as two armies; one led by Montgomery on the southeast and another by Patton's on the south coast eventually leading to the arrest of Mussolini and the invasion of Italy. The casualties was that the Army had 8,781 deaths while Italy had suffered about 200,000 casualties. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Italian-Campaign

  • D-Day (Normandy Invasion)

    This event had happened on June 6, 1944. It had happened because of the crucial invasion Germany had brought onto France, causing an outrage in response to the invasion. This had led to the battle ending up on a beach in France, Normandy, to be fought on as the France drove Germans back into Germany with the help of Soviet forces. Casualties of the US was at least 4,000 deaths with Germany at 9,000 deaths. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day
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    Battle of the Bulge

    This battle had taken place through Dec. 16, 1944 - Jan. 25, 1945. It had taken place in cold weather, but Germany did not care, especially with fueled hatred from previous loses. It was Germany's attempt to push back Allied forces away from home territory and failing once more, ending up in 75,000 casualties for the Allies 120,000 for Germany in the ends of this battle. https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-the-Bulge

  • Battle of Iwo Jima

    This battle had occurred on Feb. 19, 1945. This battle was another conflict between US and Japan once more. Shortly after Pearl Harbor, the US had planned a counteroffensive that consisted of many land, air, and naval attacks. Bombs were dropped and 70,000 US Marines came to the battle. After weeks, US declared Iwo Jima had been captured. Casualties for Japan lead to 200 deaths while US had almost 7,000 death of marines. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-iwo-jima

  • Battle of Okinawa

    This battle had occurred on March 26, 1945. This battle was the last plan for conquering Japan's home areas, especially after Iwo Jima. US Navy and Japan had fought again once more as the US had tried to invade occupy the Ryukyu Islands as Japan had used multiple weapons including the kamikaze. Both US Japan had suffered a bad casualty, US having over 49,000 deaths while Japan had about 110,000 deaths. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-okinawa

  • VE Day

    This event had occurred on May 7-8, 1945. This event was a turning point or solution to the war as Hitler had died on April 30, leading to his successor authorizing the surrender of Nazi Germany's forces. This had happened because of the Russian forces overpowering the Germans, leading to a siege of Berlin, Germany's capital. The casualties of this was at least 34,362 deaths, 13,708 injured, etc. https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/48201749

  • Liberation of concentration camps

    This event had happened on May 8, 1945. This had happened due to Hitler ending his life along with others Germany surrendered, ending the war. Once Germany had surrendered, The Allies began to liberate the camps that the Nazis has created. After the liberation, disease had been a huge problem, along with malnutrition. 10,000 people or more had died from diseases and malnutrition due to poor conditions in Europe. https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/liberation-of-the-concentration-camps
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    Dropping of Atomic Bombs

    This event had happened on August 6 - 9, 1945. The first bomb that was dropped was dropped on a Japanese city, Hiroshima. Next, the second bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki. This had caused over 120,000 deaths combined. This had happened because of US wanting a quick surrender from the bombing of Pearl Harbor. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki
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    VJ Day

    This event had happened through Aug. 15, 1945 - Sep. 2, 1945. This had happened due to Japan officially surrendered to the Allies, effectively ending the war from the multiple casualties Japan had suffered from Hiroshima Nagasaki, Pearl Harbor, etc. This caused a celebration as the war for fascism had finally ended and declared the day as "Victory over Japan Day" (VJ Day). https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/v-j-day