WW2 Timeline

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    Invasion of Manchuria

    Japan and the soviet union fought in the khalkin gol river end and Manchuria. The battle lasted 4 months and Japan lost.
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    Invasion of Poland

    It marked the beginning of WWII Germany had used a new tactic called blitzkrieg which translates to lightning war. Germany would quickly overwhelm the Polish forces. And Poland was defeated in under a month. It was considered one of the most significant events in the 20th Century
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    Fall of Paris

    The 2nd Armored Division swept clear the western half of Paris. While the 4th Infantry Division cleared the eastern part. Paris was then liberated.
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    Battle of Britain

    Britain defended their island against german air raids.
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    Start of Operation Barbarossa

    The invasion of the Soviet Union, a lot of people consider this Hitlers worst mistake.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

    Japan bombs pearl harbor in Hawaii. This then causes the U.S to join the war soon after
  • Midway

    Midway

    World War II naval battle, fought almost entirely with aircraft, in which the United States destroyed Japan's first line carrier strength and most of its best trained naval pilots.
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    Stalingrad

    Considered the bloodiest battle in history. Stalingrad was a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War 2 where Germany and its allies unsuccessfully fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia.
  • Invasion of Italy

    Allied leaders decided to use their massive military resources to invade Italy.
  • D-Day

  • Liberation of Paris

    Liberation of Paris

    If the Allies could just push the Germans out of France, they had a chance of ending WWII in Europe. This did not happen so ww2 kept going
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    Iwo Jima

    Iwo Jima was a known battle fought during WWII between American and Japanese forces on the island of Iwo Jima, located in the Pacific Ocean. The battle began with a massive amphibious assault by the American military. The Japanese defenders put up fierce resistance, and the battle quickly became one of the bloodiest of the war. The battle continued for over a month, with both sides suffering heavy casualties. In the end, the Americans emerged victorious and were able to capture the island.
  • Okinawa

    Okinawa

    The objective was to secure the island, thus removing the last barrier standing between U.S. forces and Imperial Japan.
  • V-E Day

    V-E Day

    Also known as Victory in Europe day. Celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces
  • Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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    VJ - Day

    marks the end of World War II, one of the deadliest and most destructive wars in history. When President Harry S. Truman announced Japan had surrendered unconditionally.