WWII - Timeline project

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  • Germany Invades Poland

    Germany Invades Poland

    1.5 million German troops invaded Poland all along its 1,750-mile border with German controlled territory. While that was happening, the German Luftwaffe bombed Polish airfields, and German warships and U-boats attacked Polish naval forces in the Baltic Sea.
  • Germany invades France then captures Paris

    Germany invades France then captures Paris

    On the battles of France,.German forces defeated Allied forces by mobile operations and conquered France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, bringing land to the Nazis. This gave Adolf Hitler added a bunch of land to the war front.
  • Germany bombed London, and the Battle of Britain

    Germany bombed London, and the Battle of Britain

    On this day the Germans have bombed Britain's biggest cities. The raids followed the failure of the German Luftwaffe to defeat Britain's Royal Air Force in the Battle of Britain
  • U.S gave supplies to Britain in exchange for military bases in certain land

    U.S gave supplies to Britain in exchange for military bases in certain land

    The United States provided aid to foreign countries during WW2 such as Britain. While Britain was providing aid the United States Britain had allowed the United States to make military bases in Bermuda and the Caribbean.
  • Germany invaded the soviet union

    Germany invaded the soviet union

    This was the largest Germany operation in WW2. The Soviet Union did defeat Germany at Stalingrad. This had a tremendous turning point for Eastern Europe.
  • Japan Bombed Pearl Harbor

    Japan Bombed Pearl Harbor

    On December 7, 1941, japan deliberately attacked the U.S. base named Pearl Harbor. The attacked was planned by the Japanese even though they were at a "peace".
  • Germany declared war on the U.S. and the U.S. declared war on Germany and Japan

    Germany declared war on the U.S. and the U.S. declared war on Germany and Japan

    On this day Germany had officially declared won on the United states. The United States declared way on both Japan and Germany. After all this they brought conflict even the the United States was neutral.
  • The victory of the Battle of Midway

    The victory of the Battle of Midway

    This battle was a decisive navel battle in WW2. An important turning point in the Pacific campaign, the victory allowed the United States and its allies to move into an offensive position.
  • D-Day Begins

    D-Day Begins

    This was an invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. This was the largest seaborne invasion in history. The operation began the liberation of German-occupied northwestern Europe from Nazi control, and laid the foundations of the Allied victory on the Western Front.
  • Japan dropped two atomic bombs on Japan

    Japan dropped two atomic bombs on Japan

    The American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima, and did the same again to Nagasaki. After this Japan was forced to surrender