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The Invasion of Poland
The Invasion of Poland was a joint invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany,to Free the City of Danzig, the Soviet Union, and a small Slovak contingent, that marked the beginning of World War II in Europe. The German invasion began on 1 September 1939, while the Soviet invasion commenced on 17 September. The campaign ended on 6 October with Germany and the Soviet Union dividing and annexing the whole of Poland under the terms of the German-Soviet Frontier Treaty. -
The Invasion of France
On nov 21The German plan of attack, code named Case Yellow, entailed an armored offensive through the Ardennes Forest, which bypassed the strong French frontier defenses of the Maginot Line. The advance would then threaten to encircle French and British divisions to the north, stationed on the Belgian frontier.The German offensive quickly overwhelmed Dutch forces. Just four days into the invasion German troops crossed the Meuse river, and had broken through the French lines. -
The London Bombing
By September 1940,the Blitz started on the afternoon of 7 September when the German Luftwaffe filled the skies in the first major daytime raid on London. Nearly 350 German bombers dropped explosives on East London, targeting the docks in particular. Between September and November, almost 30,000 bombs were dropped on London. one third of the City was laid to waste. The air raids continued sporadically. The Blitz ended in May 1941. -
The Lend Lease Act
Passed in March 1941, the Lend-Lease Act was the principal means for providing U.S. military aid to foreign nations during World War II. It authorized the president to transfer arms or any other defense materials for which Congress to “the government of any country whose defense the President deems vital to the defense of the United States. The act permitted the United States to support its war interests without being overextended in battle. -
Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941, Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii. The barrage lasted two hours. The Japanese destroyed nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight battleships, and 300 planes. More than 2,000 Americans died in the attack. -
America enters the War
On December 7, 1941, Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii. The day after the assault, President Franklin Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan, Congress approved his declaration. More than two years into the conflict America joined World War II. -
The Battle of Midway
Six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States defeated Japan in one of the most decisive naval battles of World War II. Thanks in part to major advances in code breaking, the United States was able to preempt and counter Japan’s planned ambush of its few remaining aircraft carriers, inflicting permanent damage on the Japanese Navy. An important turning point in the Pacific campaign, the victory allowed the United States and its allies to move into an offensive position. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad (July 17, 1942-Feb. 2, 1943), was the successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad in the U.S.S.R. during World War II. It stopped the German advance into the Soviet Union and marked the turning of the tide of war in favor of the Allies. The Battle of Stalingrad was one of the bloodiest battles in history, with combined military and civilian casualties of nearly 2 million. -
The Battle of Normandy, France/D-Day
During World War II, the Battle of Normandy, resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s control. The battle began on June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the coast of France’s Normandy region. The invasion was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history and required extensive planning. -
Japan Surrenders
On August 6, 1945, during World War II , an American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The explosion wiped out 90 percent of the city and immediately killed 80,000 people; tens of thousands more would later die of radiation exposure. Three days later, a second B-29 dropped another A-bomb on Nagasaki, killing an estimated 40,000 people. Japan’s Emperor Hirohito announced his country’s surrender in World War II in a radio address on August 15. -
Sources for Information
All information regarding typed information was found at History.com, Copied and pasted and then turned into my own words in this time line. All photos in this time line were found on google images put on their by various sources such as Wikipedia, Pintrest, and History.com.
