WWII Timeline Mapping

By skylerdouglas

  • Versailles Treaty

    27 countries met to negotiate a peace settlement after WWI.
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    Battle of France

    The Germans defeat France, occupied the north and west of country, and established the Vichy government.
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    Battle of Britain

    The Germans extensively bombed the British Air Force, proving advantageous.

  • Lend Lease

    The US provided Allied nations with vital military supplies to help them continue their fight during World War II.

  • Germans Invade Soviet Union -Operation Barbarossa

    Aided by other forces, Germany caught the Soviet Union by surprised and invaded them, destroying over 1200 Soviet aircraft on the first day.
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    Normandy. Campaign - D-Day - Operation Overlord

    The Allies invaded the European mainland.
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    Ardennes Alsace Campaign - Battle of the Bulge

    Allied forces turned back the last major German offensive of World War II.
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    Yalta Conference

    Wartime conference in which the Big Three approved various things including the establishment of the United Nations. The Soviets agree to help USA in the war against Japan.
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    Iwo Jima Campaign

    The Japanese recognized the strategic significance of Iwo Jima and reinforced.
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    Japanese Surrender

    After Harry Truman dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, the Japanese declared their surrender in terms of the Potsdam Declaration.