WWII Timeline

  • Munich Agreement

    Munich Agreement

    The Munich Agreement was meant to try to stop the war, but it failed and Germany invaded Poland.
  • Invasion of Manchuria

    Invasion of Manchuria

    the armies of Japan and the Soviet Union clashed in the area of the Khalkin Gol river in Manchuria.
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    Invasion of Poland

    German troops invaded Poland.
  • Fall of Paris

    Fall of Paris

    Paris fell to Nazi Germany
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    Battle of Britain

    Was a military comapign of the Second World War. Which was an air fight between Britain and Germany.
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    Operation Barbarossa

    Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

    A surprise attack by Japan on the US by attacking the naval base at Pearl Harbor.
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    Battle of Midway

    The Battle of Midway was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II.
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    Stalingrad

    The Soviet Union had a horrible defeat on the German Army in and around this important city on the Volga river, which was in Stalingrad
  • Invasion of Italy

    Invasion of Italy

    Allies began their invasion of Axis- controlled Europe. They did their landings on the island of Sicily- off of mainland Italy.
  • D-Day

    D-Day

    Allied forces invaded northern France, brought the land, air, and sea forces of the allied armies.
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    Liberation of Paris

    After more than four years of Nazi occupation, Paris is liberated by the French 2nd Armored Division and the U.S. 4th Infantry Division.
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    Iwo Jima

    The Battle of Iwo Jima was a military campaign between U.S. Marines and the Imperial Army of Japan in early 1945.
  • Okinawa

    Okinawa

    Okinawa was the last major battle of World War II and the bloodiest of the Pacific campaign.
  • V-E Day

    V-E Day

    On Victory in Europe Day, or V-E Day, Germany surrendered its military forces to the Allies, including the United States.
  • Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    The US used an atomic bomb to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki since they wouldn't surrender willingly.
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    VJ-Day

    Marks the end of WWII, and it was one of the most deadliest and destructive wars in history.
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    Nuremberg Trials

    The Nuremberg Trials was where they were convicting war criminals to death or prison for war crimes they committed.