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Japanese Invasion of China
The Second Sino-Japanese war was from July 7th 1937 until September 9th 1945. Japanese claimed that they were being fired on at the Marco Polo Bridge by Chinese troops, near Beijing. The Japanese military was more organized, heavily armed, and very brutal. Japanese moved south, taking control of most of Eastern China, and all of the major ports. Chinese forces weren’t able to resist the Japanese. comunists controlled china. http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/china_war.htm -
Rape Of Nanking
In December of 1937, the Japanese Imperial Army marched into China's capital city of Nanking and proceeded to murder 300,000 out of 600,000 civilians and soldiers in the city. The six weeks of carnage would become known as the Rape of Nanking and represented the single worst atrocity during the World War II era in either the European or Pacific theaters of war.After finally defeating the Chinese at Shanghai in November, 50,000 Japanese soldiers then marched on toward Nanking. Unlike the troops -
Germany's Invasion of Poland
Germany’s invasion of Poland took place on September 1st 1939. Germany signed a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union on August 23rd, 1939. Yet, 1.5 million German troops invaded Poland along its 1,750-mile border with German-controlled territory. Hitler said Poland would be a living space for German people. The polish people were able to mobilize, but were no match for Germany.http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-invade-poland -
German Blitzkrieg
On September 1st, 1939, there was a German Blitzkrieg in Poland. German forces tried out the blitzkrieg in Poland in 1939 before successfully employing it with invasions of Belgium, the Netherlands and France in 1940. The blitzkrieg was also used by German commander Erwin Rommel during the North African campaign of World War II, and adopted by U.S. General George Patton for his army’s European operations. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/blitzkrieg -
Fall of Paris
May 10th 1940, was the fall of Paris.with German air raids on Belgium and Holland, followed by parachute drops and attacks by ground forces. The two beleaguered nations were hastily added to the anti-German ad-hoc coalition that included France and Britain, but this only served to further complicate Allied command and control arrangements.The Germans seized the initiative, capturing the key Belgian fort of Eban Emael with a daring airborne operation. The speed of the German advance and the bruta -
Opperation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa happened on June 22nd 1941. It was the code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union. The failure of German troops to defeat Soviet forces in the campaign became a big turning point in the war. The original name was Operation Frit. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/52772/Operation-Barbarossa -
Pearl Harbor
On December 7th 1941, japan attacked Pearl Harbor. This took place in hawii. Japan had bombed them using planes. The people of Pearl Harbor weren’t prepared. This was very devastating. http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1649.html -
Wannsee Confrence
On January 20th 1942, the Wannsee Conference took place. Fifteen people from the Nazi party and German government leaders gathered for an important meeting. They met in Berlin. This meeting for the purpose of discussing the "final solution to the Jewish question in Europe". The "final solution" was the Nazis' code name for the deliberate genocide of all European Jews.http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/1043935/edit -
Bataan Death March
April 9th 1942 was the Bataan Death March.U.S. surrender of the Bataan Peninsula on the main Philippine island of Luzon to the Japanese during World War II (1939-45), the approximately 75,000 Filipino and American troops on Bataan were forced to make an arduous 65-mile march to prison camps. The marchers made the trek in intense heat and were subjected to harsh treatment by Japanese guards. Thousands perished in what became known as the Bataan Death March.http://www.history.com/topics/world-war- -
Battle of Midway
June 4th 1942 was the Battle of Midway. Six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States defeated Japan in one of the most decisive naval battles of World War II. Thanks in part to major advances in code breaking, the United States was able to preempt and counter Japan’s planned ambush of its few remaining aircraft carriers, inflicting permanent damage on the Japanese Navy.http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-midway -
Operation Gomorrah
July 24th 1943 was when operation Gomorrah took place. British bombers raided Hamburg, Germany. Britain had suffered the deaths of 167 civilians as a result of German bombing raids in July. Now it was going to change. The evening of July 24 saw British aircraft drop 2,300 tons of incendiary bombs on Hamburg in just a few hours. More than 1,500 German civilians were killed in that first British raid. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operation-gomorrah-is-launched -
D-Day
On June 6th 1944, D Day occurred. Troops stormed the beach in Normandy, France. More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, when it was over , the Allies gained a foot-hold in Continental Europe. More than 9,000 Allied Soldiers were killed or wounded, but that sacrifice allowed more than 100,000 Soldiers to begin to move across Europe, to defeat Adolf Hitler’s troops. http://www.army.mil/d-day/ -
Battle of the Bulge
On December 16th 1944, the Battle of the Bulge occurred. Hitler had convinced himself that the alliance between Britain, France and America in the western part of Europe was not strong and that a major attack and defeat would break up the alliance. So, he ordered a massive attack against what were primarily American forces. The attack is strictly known as the Ardennes Offensive but because the initial attack by the Germans created a bulge in the Allied front line, it has become more commonly kno -
Operation Thunderclap
On February 13th 1945, Operation Thunderclap began. The Allies bombed a German city. This has become the most commonly evoked image to illustrate the excesses and horror of conventional bombing of cities. The operation opened on the night of 13 February with two separate British raids. The first blow was delivered by 244 Lancasters dropping more than 800 tons of bombs. This attack was moderately successful. http://www.pbs.org/thewar/detail_5229.htm -
Battle of Iwo Jima
On February 19th 1945, the battle of Iwo Jima occurred. Iwo Jima was defended by roughly 23,000 Japanese army and navy troops.They fought from a network of caves, dugouts, tunnels and underground installations. Despite the difficulty of the conditions, the marines wiped out the defending forces after a month of fighting.http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-iwo-jima -
Battle of Okinawa
On April 1st 1945, the battle of Okinawa occurred. This involved the 287,000 troops of the U.S. Tenth Army against 130,000 soldiers of the Japanese Thirty-second Army. At stake were air bases vital to the projected invasion of Japan. By the end of the 82-day campaign, Japan had lost more than 77,000 soldiers and the Allies had suffered more than 65,000 casualties, including 14,000 dead. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-okinawa -
VE Day
May 8th 1945 was known as VE Day. this was also known as victory in Europe day.both Great Britain and the United States celebrate Victory in Europe Day. Cities in both nations, as well as formerly occupied cities in Western Europe, put out flags and banners, rejoicing in the defeat of the Nazi war machine.http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/victory-in-europe -
Dropping of the atomic bombs
On August 6th 1945, the bombs were dropped.Since 1940, the United States had been working on developing an atomic weapon, after having been warned by Albert Einstein that Nazi Germany was already conducting research into nuclear weapons. By the time the United States conducted the first successful test. Germany had already been defeated.p://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-bomb-dropped-on-hiroshima -
VJ Day
August 14th 1945 was known as VJ Day.it was announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, effectively ending World War II. Since then, both August 14 and August 15 have been known as “Victory over Japan Day,” or simply “V-J Day.Coming several months after the surrender of Nazi Germany, Japan’s capitulation in the Pacific brought six years of hostilities to a final and highly anticipated close.http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/v-j-day -
Molotov Pact
August 23, 1939, Hitler and Stalin signed a non-agression pact, called the Molotov-Ribbentrop Treaty. Secret protocols of the treaty defined the territorial spheres of influence Germany and Russia would have after a successful invasion of Poland. According to the agreement, Russia would have control over Latvia, Estonia, and Finland, while Germany would gain control over Lithuania and Danzig. Poland would be partitioned into three major areas.https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/ww2/molo
