Important Events of WWII
Attack on Pearl Harbor:
Following the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom, the United States Navy established a base on the island in 1899. In 1941, the base was attacked by the Japanese military, causing the American entry into World War II. The soldiers that served there worked as arbitrators in business disputes, negotiators of trade agreements and defenders of law and order. Periodic . The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941. The attack led to the United States' entry into World War II. The destruction 188 U.S. aircraft were destroyed; 2,403 Americans were killed and 1,178 others were wounded. Important base installations such as the power station, shipyard, maintenance, and fuel and torpedo storage facilities, as well as the submarine piers and headquarters building were not destroyed. Thanks to this the USA was able to mobilize and react to this attack.
Credit to of info and pics:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
Following the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom, the United States Navy established a base on the island in 1899. In 1941, the base was attacked by the Japanese military, causing the American entry into World War II. The soldiers that served there worked as arbitrators in business disputes, negotiators of trade agreements and defenders of law and order. Periodic . The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941. The attack led to the United States' entry into World War II. The destruction 188 U.S. aircraft were destroyed; 2,403 Americans were killed and 1,178 others were wounded. Important base installations such as the power station, shipyard, maintenance, and fuel and torpedo storage facilities, as well as the submarine piers and headquarters building were not destroyed. Thanks to this the USA was able to mobilize and react to this attack.
Credit to of info and pics:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
Attack On Stalingrad:
The Battle of Stalingrad (23 August 1942 – 2 February 1943)was a major battle of World War II in whichNazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in the south-western Soviet Union. Marked by constant close quarters combat and disregard for military and civilian casualties, it is amongst the bloodiest battles in the history of warfare. The heavy losses inflicted on the Wehrmacht make it arguably the most decisive battle of the whole war.It was a turning point in the European theatre of World War II–the German forces never regained the initiative in the East and withdrew a vast military force from the West to reinforce their losses.
Info and picture credits to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stalingrad
Info and picture credits to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stalingrad