WWll Timeline by Rodrigo Rangel Gonzalez

Japanese invasion of Manchuria September 1931

gonzalezr6095 — 2024-04-04 16:50:33 UTC

The Japanese invasion of Manchuria set off a major international crisis. It was the result of Japanese imperialism that had started with its modernization nearly a century earlier. The invasion ultimately led to the Second Sion-Japanese War and helped to increase tensions before World War II

Neutrality Act August 1935

gonzalezr6095 — 2024-04-04 16:51:30 UTC

Outlawed the sale of arms or extension of laws to nations at war. This would prevent the US from joining the war the same way that they were dragged into WWI.

Invasion of Poland September 1939

gonzalezr6095 — 2024-04-04 16:52:21 UTC

Germany invades Poland, initiating World War II in Europe. German forces broke through Polish defenses along the border and quickly advanced on Warsaw, the Polish capital.

Operation Barbarossa June 1941

gonzalezr6095 — 2024-04-04 16:56:29 UTC

Germany attacked Russia with the largest invading force in history. The aim was a Blitzkrieg of two to three months. Foreign Minister Avon Ribbentrop informed international journalists at 5 a.m. and was followed by Josef Goebbels broadcasting Hitler's address to the nation.

Battle of Stalingrad August 1942

gonzalezr6095 — 2024-04-04 16:57:55 UTC

Battle Of Stalingrad Facts You Should Know Imperial War

it was one of the most decisive battles on the Eastern Front in the Second World War. The Soviet Union inflicted a big defeat on the German Army in and around this strategically important city on the Volga river which bore the name of the Soviet dictator Josef Stalin.

D-Day June 1944

gonzalezr6095 — 2024-04-04 16:58:18 UTC

rought together the land, air, and sea forces of the allied armies in what became known as the largest amphibious invasion in military history. The operation, given the code name overlord delivered five naval assault divisions to the beaches of Normandy, France.

Auschwitz Liberated 1945

gonzalezr6095 — 2024-04-04 16:59:21 UTC

A lot of the prisoners were forced onto a death march, about 7,000 had been left behind. The Soviet soldiers attempted to help the survivors and were shocked at the scale of Nazi crimes.

Atomic Bomb dropped August 1945

gonzalezr6095 — 2024-04-04 17:00:39 UTC

The bomb vaporized people half a mile away from ground zero. Bronze statues melted, roof tiles fused together, and the exposed skin of people miles away burned from the intense infrared energy unleashed. At least 80,000 people died instantly.

Japan Surrenders September 1945

gonzalezr6095 — 2024-04-04 17:01:03 UTC

It was the deployment of a new and terrible weapon, the atomic bomb, which forced the Japanese into a surrender that they had vowed never to accept. Harry Truman would go on to officially name September 2, 1945, V-J Day, the day the Japanese signed the official surrender aboard the USS Missouri.

The Battle of Britain July 10 and October 31 1940.

gonzalezr6095 — 2024-04-04 17:15:40 UTC

The Germans began by attacking coastal targets and British shipping operating in the English Channel. They launched their main offensive on 13 August. Attacks moved inland, concentrating on airfields and communications centres.