WWII Major Events
Published on Jan 20, 2016
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GERMANY INVADES POLAND
SEPTEMBER 1st, 1939
GERMANY BOMBARDS POLAND ON LAND AND FROM THE AIR SO HITLER CAN REGAIN LOSSED TERRITORY.
Photo by Polybert49
LEND-LEASE ACT
1940-MARCH 1941
THE PRINCIPAL MEANS FOR PROVIDING US MILITARY AID TO FOREIGN NATIONS DURING WWII.
Photo by Peer.Gynt
PEARL HARBOR
DECEMBER 7th, 1941
JAPAN BOMBS PEARL HARBOR IN A SUPRISE ATTACK.
Photo by U.S. Pacific Fleet
BATTLE OF MIDWAY
MAY, 1942
US WAS ABLE TO
PREEMPT AND COUNTER JAPAN'S PLANNED AMBUSH OF ITS FEW REMAINING AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
Photo by Konabish ~ Greg Bishop
BATTLE OF GUADALACANAL
AUGUST 1942-FEBRUARY 1943
US MARINES LAUNCHED SURPRISE ATTACK ON JAPANESE AND TOOK CONTROL OF AIRBASE UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
Photo by The U.S. Army
D-DAY
JUNE 6th, 1944
ALLIES INVADE WESTERN EUROPE.
Photo by Anna & Michal
YALTA CONFERENCE
FEBRUARY, 1945
SECOND WARTIME CONFERENCE BETWEEN WINSTON CHURCHILL, JOSEPH STALLIN, AND FDR.
Photo by Marion Doss
ALLIES CAPTURE OF BERLIN
APRIL, 1945
THE ALLIED ATTACKED GERMANY IN ORDER TO PUT THE WAR TO AN EARLY END.
Photo by quapan
NUREMBURG TRIALS
1945-1949
DEFENDANTS (Germans mainly) WERE INDICATED ON SUCH CHARGES AS CRIMES AGAINST PEACE AND HUMANITY.
Photo by joiseyshowaa
ATOMIC BOMBS ON HIROSHIMA & NAGASAKI
AUGUST 6th & 9th 1945
AMERICAN B-29 BOMBER DROPPED WORLDS FIRST DEPLOYED ATOMIC BOMB ON HIROSHIMA. 3 DAYS LATER THE DROPPED ON NAGASAKI.
Photo by Konabish ~ Greg Bishop
TOKYO TRIALS
MAY 3rd, 1946
HEARING FOR CASE AGAINST 28 JAPANESE MILITARY AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
Photo by Moyan_Brenn
