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Germany Started WW2
Germany invaded Poland in 1939 for their lost territory and to have control of their neighbour, France and Britain declared war on Germany and World War 2 began to spark.
This invasion prepared Hitlers intended way of waging war, The Blitzkrieg Strategy. -
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Rationing
The British practised food rationing during WW2, the idea was designed to maintain fair shares for everyone at a time of national shortage. Basic foods such as sugar, meat, and cheese were directly rationed by an allowance of coupons.
The last thing ever rationed was meat, the whole rationing protocol went for 14 until it was then abolished in 1954. -
The Blitzkreig
Blitzkrieg, (German: “lightning war”) military tactic calculated to create psychological shock and resultant disorganisation in enemy forces through the employment of surprise, speed, and superiority in matériel or firepower. Blitzkrieg is most commonly associated with Nazi Germany during World War II despite other combatants used its techniques in that war. The Blitzkrieg however, can be traced to the 19th century, and elements of blitzkrieg have been used in modern conflicts. -
Operation Barbarossa
On June the 22nd in 1941, Germany used the code name: Operation Barbarossa for the plan to invade the Soviet Union, Germany was not successful and this sparked a turning point within the war and caused the Soviet Union to include themselves in the war. -
Pearl Harbour
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour crippled or destroyed nearly 20 American ships and more than 300 aeroplanes. Dry docks were destroyed. On top of all this, 2,400 sailors, soldiers and civilians were killed and some more wounded.
Japan wanted to slow down the US from stopping Japan with the other attacks. -
Battle Of Midway
It was World War II which demonstrated the strategic importance of Midway. In 1942 the U.S. Navy were working on a major air and submarine base there. The year after Eastern Island would boast three runways, while on Sand Island a seaplane hangar was built for a squadron of PBY Catalina flying boats. Sand Island was home to Midway’s defensive garrison as well as its power plant and radio facilities. -
Battle Of Stalingrad
In 1942 August, German forces broke through the city’s northern suburbs, and the Luftwaffe unloaded incendiary bombs that destroyed most of the city’s wooden structures. The Soviet Sixty-second Army was forced to retreat back into Stalingrad, where, under the command of Gen. Vasily I. Chuikov, the Soviets made a determined stand. Meanwhile, the Germans’ focus on Stalingrad was draining reserves at a fixed rate from their flank cover, which was already weak from having stretched so far—400 miles. -
Invasion Of Italy
The landing on the “shin” of Italy, at Salerno, south of Naples, was begun on September 9, by the mixed U.S.–British 5th Army, under U.S. General Mark Clark. Transported by 700 ships, 55,000 men made the initial assault, and 115,000 more followed up. -
Soviet Invasion
The invasion along a 1,800-mile front took the Soviet leadership by surprise and caught the Red Army in an unprepared state. Piercing the northern border, Guderian’s tanks raced 50 miles beyond the frontier on the first day of the invasion and were at Minsk, 200 miles beyond it, on June 27. -
World War 2 Ends
The war in the Pacific started with the Pearl Harbour incident in Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941. After years of battles and unsuccessful attempts at negotiating a treaty, the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in early Aug. 1945. A week later, on Aug. 15, Japan announced its intention to surrender. The Japanese foreign affairs minister, Mamoru Shigemitsu, signed the official document on Sept. 2nd 1945.