WWII Timeline by Mckeene Keith

1931

yudithg — 2023-11-21 18:43:25 UTC

Japan invades Manchuria and China-U.S. responds with embargo

1941

mckeenek1 — 2023-11-21 19:02:27 UTC

The pearl harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States against the U.S."A date that will live in infamy"

1942

yudithg — 2023-11-21 19:06:17 UTC

N. African battle-el Alamein for oil-germans got defeated The Axis army of Italy and Germany suffered a decisive defeat by the British Eighth Army.

1933

mckeenek1 — 2023-11-21 19:07:34 UTC

The holocaust-The Holocaust was the genocide of European Jews the Nazi Germany's deliberate murder of approximately six million European Jews

1939

yudithg — 2023-11-21 19:08:33 UTC

Germany-Soviet Non-aggression pact known as the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact the countries agreed that they would not attack each.

1945

mckeenek1 — 2023-11-21 19:10:40 UTC

Japan surrenders The surrender of the Empire of Japan in World War II was announced by Emperor Hirohito

1939

yudithg — 2023-11-21 19:11:10 UTC

Germany and soviet union invade Poland and begins WWII

1945

mckeenek1 — 2023-11-21 19:12:31 UTC

Official formal surrender of japan (V-J day) victory over japan

1940

yudithg — 2023-11-21 19:14:34 UTC

Fall of France Battle of Britain- The blitz bombing campaign undertaken by Nazi Germany against Britain during World War II.

1940

yudithg — 2023-11-21 19:17:42 UTC

Miracle at Dunkirk The Dunkirk evacuation, codenamed Operation Dynamo and also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk

1945

mckeenek1 — 2023-11-21 19:18:58 UTC

Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

1940

yudithg — 2023-11-21 19:22:17 UTC

Rome-Berlin-Tokyo axis form powers were formed as Germany, Italy, and Japan become allies with the signing of the Tripartite Pact in Berlin.

1938

yudithg — 2023-11-21 19:24:59 UTC

Hitler takes Austria and Czech Munich Agreement-Chamberlain-Appeasement

1941

yudithg — 2023-11-21 19:26:38 UTC

June-Germany invades Russia Germany began a major attack on the Soviet Union for oil. The attack was code-named 'Operation Barbarossa.

1945

mckeenek1 — 2023-11-21 19:27:47 UTC

US wins Battle of IWO JIMA and Okinawa-Bases to attack Japan

1941

yudithg — 2023-11-21 19:27:53 UTC

U.S. Declares war on Japan in response to its surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.

1941

yudithg — 2023-11-21 19:29:17 UTC

Hitler honors his pact with Japan and agree to co-operate in their efforts on aforesaid lines and declares war on the U.S.

1944

mckeenek1 — 2023-11-21 19:29:49 UTC

D-DAY Normandy, france Begins liberation of France and Europe

1941

yudithg — 2023-11-21 19:31:08 UTC

Japan invades Philippines and Indonesia. The Japanese launched the invasion by sea from Formosa, over 200 miles.

1943

mckeenek1 — 2023-11-21 19:33:04 UTC

Battle of Stalingrad turning point and was a Soviet counteroffensive named Operation Uranus

1942

yudithg — 2023-11-21 19:33:30 UTC

Battle of Midway-turning point battle in pacific shifting the from the Japanese to the Americans letting the U.S. to launch the attack on Guadalcanal.

1942

mckeenek1 — 2023-11-21 19:34:36 UTC

Battle of coral sea naval battle between the Imperial Japanese Navy and naval and air forces of the U.S.