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Japanese invasion of Manchuria
The Japanese invasion of Manchuria began on September 19, 1931, when the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invaded Manchuria immediately following the Mukden Incident. -
Hitler Becomes Chancellor
Hitllers Nazi party became the largest elected party in german reichstag leading to his appointment as chancellor. -
Munich Agreement
The agreement was signed in the early hours of 30 September 1938 (but dated 29 September). -
Invasion of Poland
also known as the September Campaign or 1939 Defensive War -
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Germans invade Norway
The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany started with the German invasion of Norway on Arpil 9 1940 and ended on May 8 1945 -
Germans invade France
Also known as the fall of france , it was a succesful invasion of france and the lower countries -
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Battle of britain
The early stages of the Second World War saw successful German invasions on the continent supported by Luftwaffe air power able to establish tactical air superiority -
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Battle of the Coral Sea
it was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II between the Imperial Japanese Navy and naval and air forces from the United States and Australia -
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Battle of Midway
only six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, and one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea -
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Germans invade Soviet Union
Adolf Hitler had always regarded the German-Soviet nonaggression pact, signed on August 23, 1939, as a temporary tactical maneuver. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
was a major battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad -
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
The barrage lasted just two hours, but it was devastating: The Japanese managed to destroy nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight enormous battleships, and almost 200 airplanes -
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Battle of Guadalcanal
on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theatre of World War II. It was the first major offensive by Allied forces against the Empire of Japan -
Operation Torch
The Soviet Union had pressed the United States and United Kingdom to start operations in Europe and open a second front to reduce the pressure of German forces on the Soviet troops -
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Battle of Kursk
The Battle of Kursk was a World War II engagement between German and Soviet forces on the Eastern Front near Kursk -
D-Day
D-Day for the invasion of Normandy by the Allies was originally set for June 5, 1944, but bad weather and heavy seas caused Gen. Dwight D Eisenhower to delay until June 6 and that date has been popularly referred to ever since by the short title "D-Day -
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Operation Market Garden
was an unsuccessful Allied military operation, fought in the Netherlands and Germany in the Second World War. It was the largest airborne operation up to that time -
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Battle of the Bulge
a major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium -
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Battle of Iwo Jima
a major battle in which the United States Armed Forces fought for and captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Empire -
Italy surrenders
approximately 1 million German soldiers lay down their arms as the terms of the German unconditional surrender, signed at Caserta on April 29, come into effect -
Germany Surrenders (VE Day
Germany's surrender, therefore, was authorized by his successor, Reichspräsident Karl Dönitz. The administration headed by Dönitz was known as the Flensburg government -
Bombing of Hiroshima
The two bombings were the first and remain the only use of nuclear weapons in warfare -
Japan Surrenders (VJ Day)
japan surrendered unconditionally to our allies effectivly ending WWII
