WW2 Timeline by Vanessa Palma

Poland Invaded - September 1, 1939

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Poland was invaded by German troops by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union which started the beginning of WW2. Germany and the Soviet forces won the invasion due to Poland’s surrender.

Non-Aggression Pact - August 23, 1939

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A treaty with various countries to not use military aggression on each other. It was signed by Germany and the Soviet Union.

Soviet Union Invaded - June 22, 1941

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Germany invaded the Soviet Union led by Hitler titled Operation Barbarossa. This invasion led to the Soviet Union turning to WW2.

Attack on Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941

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The Imperial Japanese Navy attacked the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. This attack caused damage on ships, and aircraft, deaths, and brought the U.S. into WW2.

Battle of the Bulge - December 16, 1944

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It was Germany's last offensive on the Western Front with an attack on the Ardennes Offensive. It was unsuccessful to separate the Allied forces.

Dunkirk Evacuation - May 26, 1940

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An evacuation was planned by the Royal Navy as a response to Germany's planned invasion of France and Belgium. The evacuation was to save 338,000 Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbor of Dunkirk.

Battle of Britain - July 10, 1940

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Berlin was attacked by the Soviet Red Army from east, noth, and south. The Soviet Red Army won the Battle of Berlin and it was one of the final offenses of WW2 in Europe.

Germany Surrenders - May 7, 1945

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Germany surrendered all its armed forces to the Allies. After Germany surrendered, WW2 came to an end in Europe.

Hitler Commits Suicide - April 30, 1945

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Adolf Hitler committed suicide by shooting himself with a gun in the head in an underground bunker in Berlin. Berlin then falls to the Soviet Union within days.

Guadalcanal Campaign - August 7, 1942

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The Allied forces were fighting against the Empire of Japan to control Guadalcanal along with the Solomon Islands. The Allied forces won and gained control.

Battle of Midway - June 4, 1942

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This battle is marked as the first irreversible defeat. It was a naval engagement in the Pacific Theater of WW2.

Allies Land in North Africa - November 8, 1942

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Had 5 naval invasions on the beaches of Normandy, France. Established the launching powers in North Africa to combat the Axis powers.

D-Day - June 6, 1944

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The Allies invasion into Normandy starts. Largest invasion in history which includes air, sea, and land military forces.

German Surrender in Stalingrad - February 2, 1943

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The Axis Allies and the Soviet Union fight for control over Stalingrad. German troops were forced to surrender this battle by Soviet forces and their strategies.

Iwo Jima Captured - February 19, 1945

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U.S. marine corps and navy took over the island of Iwo Jima. The U.S. took over Iwo Jima to prevent and invasion from them in the future.

Okinawa Captured - April 1, 1945

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A conflict with the U.S. and Japanese Army with U.S. intentions to take over the island. Althought the Japanese Army fought fircefully it was an Allied victory.

Manhattan Project - August 13, 1945

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his project was a development plan to build the first nuclear weapons during WW2. This led to the creation of the atomic bomb and this project was led by J. Robert Oppenheimer.

Bombing of Hiroshima/Nagasaki - August 6-9, 1945

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The U.S. sent two atomic bombs to over to Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The first bomb was sent to Hiroshima killing around 80,000 individuals and the second bomb was sent to Nahasaki killing around 40,00 individuals.

Japan Signs Official Surrender - September 2, 1945

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Toward the end of WW2, Allied forces and the Japanese government signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu and General Yoshijiro Umezu signed for the Japanese government, and General Douglas MacArthur signed for the Allied nations.

Japanese Internment Camps in America - February 19, 1942 - March 20, 1946

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Througth FDR executive order 9066, citizens of Japense decent were going to be sent to a concentration camp. The concentration camp had arund 120,00 Japense Americans held captive with around 1,862 deaths.