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Japan invades China
Japanese soldiers claimed that they were fired upon by Chinese soldiers Beijing. After this Japan launched a full scale invasion on China. In November China's major port Shanghia fell. Then in December Chinas Capital fell. Japan came up against little organized resistance. -
Rape of Nanking
When Japan invaded China they destroyed the city of Nanking. Mitusu had 80,000 men killed and 20,000 women raped. -
Germany invades Poland
Marking the start of WWII Germany invaded Poland by land and by air. Germany used extensive bombing of railroads and air bases then using large numbers and troops. -
Germans Blitzkrieg
Germany used the blitzkrieg strategy from 1939-1940. Which was basically bombing heavily and then using tanks and overwhelming numbers on the ground. -
Operation Barbosa
This was known as Germanys attack on Soviet Russia. There was three major army groups, with over 3 million sodiers, and three thousand tanks. -
Ribbentrop
Before WWII broke out Nazi Germany and Soviet Union Signed a pact agreeing that they wouldn't attack each other for the next ten years.The German-Soviet nonaggression pact fell apart in June 1941, When Nazi forces invaded the Soviet Union. -
Pearl Harbor
Hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked a navy base in Honolulu Hawaii. The Japanese sucessfully destroyed 20 American Naval vessels. More than 2000 American soldiers were killed and over 1000 soldiers were injured. -
Wannsee Conference
The Wannsee Conference is where all of the top leaders of the SS got together to make the ultimate decison to exterminate the whole race of jews. As an effect the Germans are responsible for killing millions of jews. -
Bataan Death March
US surrendered to Japan. Japan made the 75,000 Filipino and American troops march to prison camps which were 65 miles away. The Japanese and the environment was harsh for the troops and thousands died on the march. -
Operation Gomorrah
British was bombing Germany by night and America was bombing Northern Germany by day. Britan was getting revenge for Germany bombing them. -
D-Day Normandy Invasion
Code named Operation Overlord, on this day over 150,000 Amerian, Canadian, and British troops invaded Normandy France, marking it as one of the biggest amphibious invasions in history. -
Liberation of Concentration Camps
The Allies encountered concentration camps and their prisoners and rescued them from death. Many were ill from starvation and other diseases. Germany tried to hide the evidence by having the prisoners clean the bunks and burn dead bodies. These camps were to emliminate the Jews. -
Operation Thunderclap
Proposal to bomb the eastern cities of Germany. It was in order to disrupt the transport infustructure of what was becoming the eastern front. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
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VE Day
Great Britan and the US celebrated the victory of defeating the Nazi war machine. German troops through Europe surrendered and stopped fighting. -
Fall of Paris
Germany invaded Paris US attempting to give help. Germany invaded Paris to get people on the inside, like spys. -
Battle of Okinawa
Last and the biggest of the Pacific Battles of World War II. Both sides had major casualties. -
Dropping of the Atom Bombs
US dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima Japan in '45 and caused millions of casualties. Japan finally surrendered after US dropped the second bomb on Nagasaki. -
VJ day
Japan surrendered successfully ending WWII. This was only after America dropped the atom bombs. -
Battle of Bulge
Hitler was attempting to break the allied forces in two by using the blitzkrieg technique. As the Germans pushed further and further the Allied forces began to take shape of a large bugle thus giving the name of the battle.
