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Japanese invasion on China
Years before the formal start of World War II, there were conflicts throughout Asia. Japan invaded the Chinese province of Manchuria in 1931, looking for raw materials to support its expanding industries. War crimes against the Chinese became frequent by 1937, when Japan had gained control over a sizable portion of China. -
Ribbentrop/molotov pact
The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, officially the Treaty of Non-Aggression between Germany and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, was a non-aggression pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union with a secret protocol that partitioned Central and Eastern Europe between them. -
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German Blitzkrieg
The german blitzkrieg was known as the lightning war. it was meant to be a fast pace sort of "get in and get out" operation. They were trying to take as much land as possible as fast as they could -
Fall of Paris
After more than four years of Nazi occupation, Paris is liberated by the French 2nd Armored Division and the U.S. 4th Infantry Division. German resistance was light, and General Dietrich von Choltitz, commander of the German garrison, defied an order by Adolf Hitler to blow up Paris’ landmarks and burn the city to the ground before its liberation. Choltitz signed a formal surrender. -
pearl harbor `
Pearl Harbor was a attack on the Americans by the Japanese on December 7th, 1941. Japanese naval destroyed almost everything in Pearl harbor. almost 2500 people lost their lives that day. Japan didn't know what they had coming for them after that -
wannsee confrence
The wannsee conference was a meeting of government officials of Germany and Schutzstaffel leaders. This meeting was about the "Final solution of all jews" to try and exterminate Jewish people because they believed they were the reasoning for the great depression in the late 20's -
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Bataan death march
The Bataan Death March was the name given to the forced march of 75,000 American and Filipino POWs from the Bataan Peninsula towns of Bagac and Mariveles to Camp O'Donnell via San Fernando by the Imperial Japanese Army. -
Battle of Midway
The battle of Midway was a huge naval battle in the pacific theatre. This event was 6 months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The naval battle lasted 3 long day. Many of japans greatest trained pilots were defeated in this battle as America came out with the victory. -
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Operation Gommorah
The operation of Gommorah (aka battle of Hamburg) was a campaign air bombing on the ports of Hamburg in four night attacks by the royal air force and two day attacks by the united states Air Force -
D-Day
D-Day was a huge invasion on the northern front of Europe to take back lost land from the evacuation of Dunkirk which led British soldiers out the country. Taking over D-day changed the whole game of WW2. we lost about 4,200 allied soldiers on this great invasion. Their losses and great sacrifice will always be remembered. -
Operation Thunderclap
Operation Thunderclap was a bombing run on Stalingrad hoping to kill many German forces. This bombing run only lasted 3 hours due to the lack of fighters they had to go into Stalingrad. -
Battle of the Bulge
The battle of of the Bulge was the last major German offensive campaign to take over Europe. Little did Germany know they were going to come across many struggles such as, Severe cold weather, Fuel shortages, and disrupted German supply lines. The Soviet Union used the attack in the winter as an advantage to win this great battle. Around 80,000-100,000 casualties in this battle -
Liberation of concentration camps
The liberation of concentration camps was a goal the Nato side was trying to accomplish the whole war. US soldiers have been pushing through the western front and northern front of Europe to get to these camps, Which they did. Once they saw what was going on in these camps they were in complete shock. All thinking to themselves how could someone do this to somebody because of a Religion? Many medics helped out the Jewish people and supplied them with food and later exported them out of the camps -
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battle of Iwo Jima
In the key battle of Iwo Jima, the US Marine Corps and US Navy invaded and ultimately overran the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. -
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Battle of Okinawa
The battle of Okinawa was an important battle because if we took over the island we had an airbase for our naval ships and airplanes. Japan used a lot of kamikazes which killed a lot of civilians as well as American troops. America lost 12,000 brave men during this period but all came to a good cost.