WWII Timeline

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  • Invasion of Poland

    Germans invaded Poland started WWII.

  • Draft In U.S.

    U.S. brings back the draft for war effort.

  • Pearl Harbor Attack

    Japenese attacked the U.S.

  • Bataan Death March

    Pows Captured by Japenese forces.

  • Battle of the Coral Sea

    Defencive Victory for U.S. , protected Australia

  • Battle of Midway

    Turning point in war ,broke Japenese code,and sunk 4 ships.

  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad, where German troops tryed to advance in Soviet Union.

  • Battle of Guadalcanal

    First offencive battle for the U.S. Proved Japenese will fight to death.

  • Fall of Rome

    U.S. forces capture Rome

  • D-Day

    D-Day attack in Normaady France

  • Battle of Leyte

    Battle in Philippenes to save POW

  • Battle of the Bulge

    German vs U.S. tries to push back out of Germany.

  • Battle of Iwo Jima

    U.S. takes strategical island for better attacks on Japan.

  • Firestorm Raid of Tokyo

    Used Napalm bombs to burn Tokyo

  • Battle of Okinawa

    Bloodiest battle in the Pacific , closes island to mainland the U.S. invaded.

  • VE-Day

    Victory in Europe Day , Germans surrender .

  • Atomic Bomb (1)

    First Atomic bomb dropped on Japan (Hiroshima) (Little Boy)

  • Atomic Bomb (2)

    2nd bomb drop on Japan (Nagasaki) (Fat Man)

  • VJ-Day

    Victory in Japan Day , Japan surrenders.

  • Nuremberg trials

    Trials aganst the war crimes Germany commited.