WWII

JAPANESE ATTACK ON CHINA

Jul 7, 1937

http://www.euronet.nl/users/wilfried/ww2/ww2.htmJapan troops swing in through Northern China and on the Marco-Polo Bridge they come across chinese soldiers and "conflicts" arise. This conflict caused the Second-Seno Japanese War. During this time China recieved aid from Germany, until Germany joined an alliance with Japan in 1938.

WWII

Period: Jul 7, 1937 to Aug 14, 1945

GERMANY INVASION ON POLAND

Sep 1, 1939

http://www.euronet.nl/users/wilfried/ww2/ww2.htmAt 4:45 AM German battleship Schleswig-Holstein opened fire on Polish fort. This became the first Military engagment of WWII. Hitler gambled on the envasion of poland, but still sent out 62 German divisions supported by 1,300 aircraft on the invasion of poland.

GERMAN BLITZKRIEG

Sep 1, 1939

http://www.euronet.nl/users/wilfried/ww2/ww2.htmGermany became very sucessful by using Blitzkrieg AKA lightning warfare. They would attack their opponent and from the land using tanks and artillery and from the air using planes at the same time. Germany's air power caused enemy problems with resuplying troops or supplies.

THE FALL OF PARIS

Jun 14, 1940

http://www.euronet.nl/users/wilfried/ww2/ww2.htmGerman troops enter france and spray tear gas and control the people by giving them cerfews. France knew that the Germans were going to invade them so it was a waiting game. Many people fled from france in order to escape German controlment.

OPERATION BARBAROSSA

Jun 22, 1941

http://www.euronet.nl/users/wilfried/ww2/ww2.htmGermany invaded Soviet Union and codenamed it Operation Barbarossa. It was the largest millitary operation in history. 3 Million Axis-Troops and 3500 tanks. Hitler was on a mission to create a master race.

PEARL HARBOR

Dec 7, 1941

http://www.euronet.nl/users/wilfried/ww2/ww2.htmJapan bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawai leaving 2,403 dead. After the bobms fell and the smoke cleared there were 188 destroyed planes, a crippled fleet and 8 damaged or desroyed battleships.

MANHATTAN PROJECT

Jan 15, 1942

http://www.euronet.nl/users/wilfried/ww2/ww2.htmWhen the project took off in 1942 it was under survalence by the Major General LEslie Gloves. Over the span of 4 years we created the bomb that was dropped on JApan. This was the first atomic bomb ever. It ended in 1946 after we dropped the bomb.

THE WANNSEE CONFERENCE

Jan 20, 1942

http://www.euronet.nl/users/wilfried/ww2/ww2.htmThis was a conference in Berlin with the 15 top Nazi bureaucrats, and Reinhard Heydrich, Himmler's second in command of the SS, made the decision to wipe off the entire population of jews in Europe. They were planning to kill up to 11 Million persons.

JAPANESE INTERNMENT

Feb 13, 1942

http://www.euronet.nl/users/wilfried/ww2/ww2.htmAbout 77,000 American citizens and 43,000 legal and illegal resident aliens were affected with this new law. Alot of them were sent to concentration camps or forced to move. After the war ended we provided compensation to those who were interned and helped them adjust. The last camp was closed in January in 1946.

BATTLE OF STALINGRAD

Jul 17, 1942

http://www.euronet.nl/users/wilfried/ww2/ww2.htmThis was a successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad. Germany nazi soldiers and some allies joined with them tried to take over Stalingrad in the Soviet Union. Some argue that this was the greatedst battle of WWII. IT ended in 1942 on Feburary 12, 1943.

D-DAY

Jun 6, 1944

http://www.euronet.nl/users/wilfried/ww2/ww2.htmD-Day is the day that 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region. The invasion was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history and required extensive planning. By late August 1944, all of northern France had been liberated, and by the following spring the Allies had defeated the Germans.

BATTLE OF THE BULGE

Dec 16, 1944

http://www.euronet.nl/users/wilfried/ww2/ww2.htmThis was the largest battle that the US has ever been involved in. We kept advancing on the German soldiers and kept gaining advancement. America won the war on Jan 25, 1945, and suffered some 75,000 casualties.

Battle of Iwo Jima

Feb 19, 1945

http://www.euronet.nl/users/wilfried/ww2/ww2.htmThe war ended on the 26th of March 1945. America had 3 marine divisions landed on the island and attacked. AThe Japanese had a ton of underground tunnles, but America took out the troops in a month's time, and we rose a flag of vicrtory.

BATTLE OF OKINAWA

Apr 1, 1945

http://www.euronet.nl/users/wilfried/ww2/ww2.htmTHis was the last and biggest of the Pacific island battles of World War II. It involved the 287,000 troops of the U.S. Tenth Army against 130,000 soldiers of the Japanese Thirty-second Army. By the end Japan had lost more than 77,000 soldiers and the Allies had suffered more than 65,000 casualties—including 14,000 dead. IT ended June 22, 1945.

V-DAY

May 8, 1945

http://www.euronet.nl/users/wilfried/ww2/ww2.htmThis was the celebration celebrated around the world. Amerca and Great Brittan celebrate victory in Europe day. The Germans surendered and documents were signed. 13,000 British POWs were released and sent back to Great Britain.

DROPING OF ATOMIC BOMB

Aug 6, 1945

http://www.euronet.nl/users/wilfried/ww2/ww2.htmThis was the official end of WWII. MAny argue over it was necisary or not. The American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. IT instantly killed 80,000 people.

VJ DAY

Aug 14, 1945

http://www.euronet.nl/users/wilfried/ww2/ww2.htm Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, effectively ending World War II. This stands for Victory over Japan day. August 15th has also been known as VJ Day.