WWII timeline by Oliver Schweitzer

Nazi and Soviet pact (August 1939)

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The soviet Union and Germany sign non-aggression pact

it was meant to keep Britain from entering the war.

Nazi Invasion on Poland (September 1939)

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The battle in Poland was a quick victory for Germany against Britain.

The fall of France (May 1940)

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Germanys forces reaches France in 10 days and they end up surrendering.

Miracle at Dunkirk (Spring 1940)

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Allied Forces were pushed to the beaches at Dunkirk. The French and British troops were rescued by the British.

The battle of Britain (Summer 1940 - May 1941)

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Germany made nightly bomb raids on great Britain. New technology allows the British RAF to hold off Germany.

Operation Barbarossa (June 1941)

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Germany broke their pact with the Soviet Union and invades them.

Soviet Union uses scorched earth policy and holds back Germany at Leningrad.

Germany moves into Moscow and Stalingrad.

Battle of Stalingrad (August 1942)

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Germany wanted to seize oil fields and capture Stalingrad. German soldiers surrendered to the Soviet union due to starvation and cold.

Pearl Harbor (December 7th 1941)

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Japanese surprised attacked on the US in retaliation for cutting off their oil supply.

9 American ships sunk or damaged

More than 2,300 Americans killed & the US enters the war.

D day (June 6th, 1644)

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Massive invasion of Europe planned by Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Normandy, France is selected as the best location.

Troops land in France to push into Germany

Largest land and sea attack in history

Leads to the eventual liberation of Belgium, France, and Luxembourg

The liberation of Europe (April 1945)

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Allied soldiers push into Paris and free France.

Soviet army closes in on Germany from the east.

Hitler commits suicide that month.

Germany surrenders in May.

The battle of Midway (June 4th 1942)

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Japan targeted Midway to get the whole US fleet to the island.
US attack on Japanese aircraft carriers and was successful
Turning point of the war in the Pacific

Battle of Guadacanal (August 1942-February 1943)

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Allies attacked Japanese airbase in Solomon Islands

Battle turned into a savage struggle & ended with more than 24,000 dead

Battles of Iwo Gima and Okinawa (February-June 1945)

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Brutal fighting over small islands close to Japan

Extremely high casualties on both sides

Hiroshima and Nagasaki (August 6th and 9th 1945)

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President Truman informed an invasion of Japan might cost a million lives

Dropping the bomb would be the quickest possible end to war

Approximately 140,000+ Japanese civilians died in the atomic bombs

Radiation fallout killed more. Led to Japanese surrender