World War II Timeline: February 1-February 23rd, 1945 by José Francisco Alfaro https://padlet.com/josealfaro5/mc20evbcpa2vglo1 The World War II timeline below summarizes important events that occurred during the first two weeks of February 1945. en-us 2020-10-12 15:33:59 UTC 2026-02-07 02:19:11 UTC hello@padlet.com February 1: josealfaro5 https://padlet.com/josealfaro5/mc20evbcpa2vglo1/wish/821985355 The USAAF launches a series of bombing raids on Iwo Jima softening the island's Japanese defenses in preparation for a U.S. Marine ground assault.]]> 2020-10-12 15:38:03 UTC https://padlet.com/josealfaro5/mc20evbcpa2vglo1/wish/821985355 February 4: josealfaro5 https://padlet.com/josealfaro5/mc20evbcpa2vglo1/wish/821996879 Allied military leaders announce that they have cleared Belgium of all Axis forces.]]> 2020-10-12 15:41:23 UTC https://padlet.com/josealfaro5/mc20evbcpa2vglo1/wish/821996879 February 4-11: josealfaro5 https://padlet.com/josealfaro5/mc20evbcpa2vglo1/wish/822024160 Allied leaders Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin meet at Yalta (on the Crimean Peninsula) to plan the final phase of the war.]]> 2020-10-12 15:49:24 UTC https://padlet.com/josealfaro5/mc20evbcpa2vglo1/wish/822024160 February 9: josealfaro5 https://padlet.com/josealfaro5/mc20evbcpa2vglo1/wish/822029501 The British 26th Indian Division captures Ramree Island, a strategically important Japanese base off the coast of Burma.]]> 2020-10-12 15:50:55 UTC https://padlet.com/josealfaro5/mc20evbcpa2vglo1/wish/822029501 February 11: josealfaro5 https://padlet.com/josealfaro5/mc20evbcpa2vglo1/wish/822040299 Reich officials remove Nazi Germany's 100-ton national gold reserve from Berlin and stash it in an Eisenach salt mine.
The image shows over 7,000 bags of gold and silver the Nazis stole from citizens in an underground vault 1945]]> 2020-10-12 15:54:02 UTC https://padlet.com/josealfaro5/mc20evbcpa2vglo1/wish/822040299 February 12: josealfaro5 https://padlet.com/josealfaro5/mc20evbcpa2vglo1/wish/822042375 All German women between the ages of 16 and 60 are called up for service in the Volkssturm, the German people's army.]]> 2020-10-12 15:54:41 UTC https://padlet.com/josealfaro5/mc20evbcpa2vglo1/wish/822042375 February 13 to 15: josealfaro5 https://padlet.com/josealfaro5/mc20evbcpa2vglo1/wish/822047393 Allies firebomb Dresden and kill approximately 30,000 people: 
These bombings caused firestorms that destroyed much of the city and killed approximately 30,000 people. Outdoor temperatures reached as high as 2,700 °F, making it impossible for people to escape from their doomed homes.]]> 2020-10-12 15:56:16 UTC https://padlet.com/josealfaro5/mc20evbcpa2vglo1/wish/822047393 Feb. 23, 1945: josealfaro5 https://padlet.com/josealfaro5/mc20evbcpa2vglo1/wish/2700235224 United States servicemen raising the American flag atop Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima.

This is an iconic photograph of American patriotism, depicting the heroism of service members raising the flag over Iwo Jima during World War II, which inspired the book and movie “Flags of Our Fathers.” 

]]> 2023-09-12 16:02:34 UTC https://padlet.com/josealfaro5/mc20evbcpa2vglo1/wish/2700235224 February 19: josealfaro5 https://padlet.com/josealfaro5/mc20evbcpa2vglo1/wish/2700246168 Iwo Jima Battle' Landing
Landing of the USMC, And USN landed on the Island of Iwo Jima in an attempt to defeat the Imperial Japanese Army.
The designated operation name was "Operation Detachment".
The Japanese were heavily fortified, with a vast network of bunkers, hidden artillery positions, and 18 km (11 mi) of tunnels.
(877) Letters from Iwo Jima Marines Landing on the Beach First Battle Scene (german and english subtitles) - YouTube
(877) The Pacific - Basilone Death (Extended Version) - YouTube]]> 2023-09-12 16:09:03 UTC https://padlet.com/josealfaro5/mc20evbcpa2vglo1/wish/2700246168