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Important dates in WWII* Discovering History in The Campaigns of Courage Pavilion at The National WWII Museum Sept. 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland; WWII begins May 10, 1940 Hitler begins invasion of Western Europe June 22, 1940 France falls to German forces Oct. 31, 1940 British RAF defeat German Luftwaffe, ending 4-month aerial Battle of Britain Dec. 7, 1941 Japan attacks US fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; US enters WWII the next day Jan. 20, 1942 Wannsee Conference held; Nazi Final Solution (extermination) for European Jews adopted Apr. 9, 1942 Bataan “Death March” begins in the Philippines June 7, 1942 Battle of Midway ends with decisive US victory over Japan Nov. 5, 1942 2nd Battle of El Alamein ends in British victory over Germany and Italy in Egypt Feb. 2, 1943 Battle of Stalingrad ends with Soviet victory over Germany; more than 1,000,000 deaths June 4, 1944 Rome liberated by Allied troops; first Axis capital to fall June 6, 1944 D-Day: The Allied invasion of Western Europe begins in Normandy, France June 22, 1944 G.I. Bill passes in the US; important social and economic legislation supporting veterans Jan. 27, 1945 Soviets liberate Auschwitz death camp; more than 1,000,000 Jews have been murdered Feb. 19, 1945 US Marines invade Iwo Jima; famous flag-raising Feb. 23; US victory there Mar. 26, 1945 Apr. 12, 1945 US President Franklin Roosevelt dies; VP Harry Truman becomes president Apr. 30, 1945 Adolf Hitler commits suicide in his Berlin bunker as Soviet troops invade city May 8, 1945 Germany surrenders; V-E Day Aug. 6, 1945 US drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan; second bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Aug. 9, ‘45 Aug. 15, 1945 Japan surrenders; V-J Day; WWII ends; est. deaths = 70,000,000+ Nov. 21, 1945 Allies begin Nuremberg War Crimes Trials of Nazi leaders; Japanese War Crimes Trials in ‘46 *Selected dates only There are many ways to explore this history at The National WWII Museum. Let’s review some of those before you begin your journey on the ROAD TO BERLIN and the ROAD TO TOKYO in the Campaigns of Courage Pavilion. Artifacts are objects made by human beings, typically items of cultural or historical interest. The objects in glass cases and behind barbed wire are all artifacts from WWII and are 70 years old or older. Films are documentary footage taken during the war that shows true live action of events; often edited by the Museum for length and content. Environments are recreations of the varied battlefields across Europe and the Pacific. The Museum has recreated these environments to help visitors imagine themselves in different parts of the world. Maps Explore more WWII history at www.nationalww2museum.org/learn are graphic descriptions of the geography of the war and the chronologies of battles; may represent a small or large area; may be static or animated. Oral Histories are sound and or video recordings of interviews with people having personal knowledge of past events. You can find oral histories on several electronic touch screens. Photographs are images taken by camera during the war. Original photographs on display are considered artifacts; reproduced photographs— some wall-sized—can still be considered primary sources. Personal Story Panels are short bios of people in the war. Their stories cover topics like fighting conditions, heroic actions, and unique experiences, and remind us that each individual has a story. Touch Screens are consoles on which you can listen to oral histories, explore artifacts, and follow animated maps related to the history in that specific gallery. ll T Downfa n aig amp nC Italia land n Heart Germa e Into th DIRECTIONS: A. Find one example of each item numbered 1-4 below. B. Write its number by its location on the map. C. Write a brief description and what you learned from it. Sicily Invasion of D-Day Briefing Room The De Nor sert W th A frica ar/ European Campaign Intro ST AR T * You must find your four items in four different galleries. STAR r Wa ’s t Japan Death a tep Doors ttle Bu of the lge Ai r r Theate Pacific nges Challe The he ot n t es tur in Re hilipp P Asia/ Pacific Campaign Intro Ba ance ing pp Ho nd Isla ck Briefing De The Road to Tokyo Race Across Fr The CBI Guadalcanal The New Naval Warfare 1) Personal Story panel: 1) Personal Story panel: 2) Artifact 2) Artifact 3) Oral History 3) Oral History 4) Environment: 4) Environment: The Road to Berlin DIRECTIONS: A. Find one example of each item numbered 1-4 below. B. Write its number by its location on the map. C. Write a brief description and what you learned from it. * You must find your four items in four different galleries.