Wwii

WWII Timeline

  • Holocaust

    Holocaust

    The Holocaust was the systematic persecution and murder of 6 million Jews, organized by the Nazi State and its collaborators from 1933 to 1945.
  • Invasion of Poland

    Invasion of Poland

    German troops invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, triggering World War II.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

    On the morning of December 7, 1941, Japan attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The surprise attack by some 350 Japanese aircraft sunk or badly damaged eighteen US naval vessels, including eight battleships, destroyed or damaged 300 US aircraft, and killed 2,403 men.
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway

    The United States destroyed Japan's first-line carrier strength and most of its best trained naval pilots.
  • The Battle of Iwo Jima

    The Battle of Iwo Jima

    In thirty-six days of fighting on the island, nearly 7,000 U.S. Marines were killed. Another 20,000 were wounded. Marines captured 216 Japanese soldiers; the rest were killed in action. The island was finally declared secured on March 26, 1945.