The Japanese, realizing that the War was nearly lost, turned to their most fearsome weapon in their attempts to stop the American advance: The Kamikaze. Shortly after midnight, USS Indianapolis was struck by two enemy torpedoes. The ship sank in 12 minutes.
Over of her crew abandoned ship and began to drift in the sea. Advances in science and industrial capability during World War II brought forth new devices that would shape the face of the world for the next 75 years. To view all webinars and digital programming visit our events calendar. You can access a Zoom webinar on your smart phone, tablet, or computer.
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September 29, Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France sign the Munich agreement which forces the Czechoslovak Republic to cede the Sudetenland, including key Czechoslovak military defense positions, to Nazi Germany.
March 14—15, Under German pressure, the Slovaks declare their independence and form a Slovak Republic. The Germans occupy the dismantled Czech lands in violation of the Munich agreement and form the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. March 31, France and Great Britain guarantee the integrity of the borders of the Polish state. April 7—15, Fascist Italy invades and annexes Albania. August 23, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression agreement and a secret protocol dividing eastern Europe into spheres of influence.
September 17, The Soviet Union invades Poland from the east. The Polish government flees into exile in France via Romania. September 27—29, Warsaw surrenders on September Germany and the Soviet Union divide Poland between them.
They also cede the small Finnish coastline on the Arctic Sea. April 9, —June 9, Germany invades Denmark and Norway. Denmark surrenders on the day of the attack. Norway holds out until June 9. Luxembourg is occupied on May 10; the Netherlands surrenders on May 14; and Belgium surrenders on May On June 22, France signs an armistice agreement by which the Germans occupy the northern half of the country and the entire Atlantic coastline.
In southern France, a collaborationist regime with its capital in Vichy is established. June 10, Italy enters the war. Italy invades southern France on June August 30, Second Vienna Award: Germany and Italy arbitrate a decision on the division of the disputed province of Transylvania between Romania and Hungary.
The loss of northern Transylvania forces Romanian King Carol to abdicate in favor of his son, Michael, and brings to power a dictatorship under General Ion Antonescu. October Italy invades Greece from Albania on October Chamberlain announces Britain is at war with Germany 3 September World War 2 and the BBC.
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Chamberlain announces Britain is at war with Germany - 3 September "I have to tell you now that no such undertaking has been received, and that consequently this country is at war with Germany. Winston Churchill's first wartime broadcast - 1 October Churchill delivers the first of many broadcasts which define the collective memory of WW2. September anniversaries. Close down of Television service for the duration of the War 1 September The Morecambe and Wise Show 2 September Start of first series of Porridge 5 September Despite repeated warnings, Stalin was taken by surprise, and for the first few months the Germans achieved spectacular victories, capturing huge swathes of land and hundreds of thousands of prisoners.
But they failed to take Moscow or Leningrad before winter set in. It also brought the German high command to the brink of a catastrophic military crisis. Hitler stepped in and took personal command. Many Japanese now believed that there was no alternative between economic ruin and going to war with the United States and the European colonial powers. In October , a hardline government under General Hideki Tojo came to power, and preparations were made to deliver a devastating blow against the Americans.
Despite warnings, the Americans were caught completely by surprise. Eight battleships were put out of action, and seven other warships damaged or lost. Over 2, Americans were killed, while the Japanese lost only 29 planes. Crucially, the American carriers were at sea and so escaped, and the base itself was not put out of action. The following day Congress declared war on Japan, which had also attacked British and Dutch colonial possessions.
On 11 December, Hitler declared war on the United States, and the war was now truly a global conflict. The Japanese began their invasion of Malaya on 8 December , and very soon the British and empire defenders were in full retreat. The sinking of the British capital ships HMS Prince of Wales and Repulse by Japanese aircraft also contributed to the decline in morale, and panic began to set in among the civil population and the fighting troops.
British commander Lieutenant General Arthur Percival had hoped to make a stand at Johore, but was forced to withdraw to Singapore Island. To avoid further bloodshed, and with his water supply gone, Percival surrendered on 15 February.
Over , British and empire troops surrendered to a much smaller Japanese force, which only suffered 9, battle casualties during the day campaign. In May , in an attempt to consolidate their grip on their new conquests, the Japanese sought to eliminate the United States as a strategic Pacific power.
This would be done by luring into a trap the US navy carriers that had escaped Pearl Harbor, while at the same time the Japanese would occupy the Midway atoll in preparation for further attacks.
The loss of the carriers would, the Japanese hoped, force the Americans to the negotiating table. In the event, it was the Americans who inflicted a crushing defeat on the Japanese. Their codebreakers were able to determine the location and date of the Japanese attack. This enabled US admiral Chester Nimitz to organise a trap of his own. During the ensuing battle the Japanese suffered the loss of four carriers, one heavy cruiser and aircraft, while American losses totalled one carrier, one destroyer and 98 planes.
By their victory at Midway, the turning point of the Pacific war, the Americans were able to seize the strategic initiative from the Japanese, who had suffered irreplaceable losses.
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