The History Guy: World War Two

World War Two

Welcome to the new World War Two section of the History Guy website. This section will continue to grow as we examine the Second World War, its causes, consequences, and the details of the war itself. We will cover the military battles and campaigns, the personalities involved in the war, as well as those people associated with the events leading up to the war. The issue of the Holocaust will be examined, as well as the ways in which World War Two shaped the rest of the Twentieth Century.

DATES OF CONFLICT:

Asia/Pacific Theater:

BEGAN: July 7, 1937--The first battle in the Japanese invasion of China took place in Battle of Lugou Bridge (Marco Polo Bridge Incident)

ENDED: September 2, 1945-The signing of the Japanese surrender documents onboard the battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay .

European Theater:

BEGAN: September 1, 1939--The German invasion of Poland.

ENDED: May 7, 1945--The surrender of Nazi Germany to the Allies.

Battles and Campaigns of the Second World War

German Invasion of Poland (1939)--The decision by Hitler to launch his Nazi invasion of Poland became the starting point for the start of World War Two in Europe, and enabled Hitler's Holocaust to find more Jewish victims among Poland's large Jewish population.

Images and Pictures of the German Invasion of Poland
Video and Film of the German Invasion of Poland (1939)

The Sinking of the SS. Athenia by a German U-Boat on September 3, 1939 --First attack by a German U-Boat on a British vessel in WWII

Wars and Conflicts of 1939--Lists and details on the many smaller conflicts that led up to the beginning of World War Two in Europe. Also includes Asian, Middle Eastern, and Latin American conflicts.

Allied Invasion of Normandy--One of the most important battles of the World War Two.

Attack on Pearl Harbor--The battle which propelled the United States from neutrality into participant in World War Two.

The Raid at Dieppe (1942)--A collection of links to websites dealing with the 1942 Raid at Dieppe, France.

Speeches and Documents of Allied and Axis Politicians and Leaders

Address by Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain in Response to the German Invasion of Poland (September 1, 1939)

President Roosevelt's Day of Infamy Speech and Address to Congress (December 8, 1941)

World War Two Documents

The Anti-Comintern Pact (Signed November 25, 1936)

The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact (Signed August 24, 1939)

Text of Adolf Hitler's Proclamation to the German Army announcing war with Poland (September 1, 1939)

British Declaration of War on Germany, September 3, 1939

The Tripartite Pact (Signed September 27, 1940)