Whitehouse in Lucas County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
World War II
Photographed by Craig Doda, March 22, 2020
1. World War II Marker
World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. The vast majority of the world's countries-including all the great powers-eventually formed two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. A state of total war emerged, directly involving more than 100 million people from over 30 countries. The major participants threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources.
World War II was the deadliest conflict in human history, marked by 50 to 85 million fatalities, most of whom were civilians in the Soviet Union and China. It included massacres, the genocide of the Holocaust, strategic bombing, premeditated death from starvation and disease, and the only use of nuclear weapons in war.
Timeline 1939
September 1 - Germany invades Poland. World War II begins.
September 3 - France and Great Britain declare war on Germany.
1940
May 10-June 22 - Germany uses quick strikes called blitzkrieg to take over much of western Europe.
July 10-October- Germany launches an air attack on Great Britain known as the Battle of Britain.
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September 22 - Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact creating the Axis Alliance.
1941
June 22 - Germany and the Axis Powers attack Russia with a huge force of over four million troops.
December 7 - The Japanese attack the US Navy in Pearl Harbor. The next day the US enters World War II on the side of the Allies.
1942
May 4-8 - Battle of the Coral Sea
June 4 - The US Navy defeats the Japanese navy at the Battle of Midway.
August 7- 9 Feb 1943 - Guadalcanal Campaign
Aug 23- 2 Feb 1943 - Battle of Stalingrad, began German retreat from Russia.
1944
June 6 - D-day and the Normandy invasion, the Allied forces invade France and push back the Germans.
July 21 - Battle of Guam.
December 16 - The Germans launch a large attack in the Battle of the Bulge. They lose to the Allies sealing the fate of the German army.
1945
February 19 - Battle of Iwo Jima.
April 1 - Battle of Okinawa.
April 30 - Adolf Hitler commits suicide.
May 7 - Germany surrenders to the Allies.
August 6 - The United States drops the atomic bombon Hiroshima, Japan.Photographed by Craig Doda, March 22, 20202. World War II Marker
August 9 - Another atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki, Japan.
September 2 - Japan surrenders to US General Douglas MacArthur and the Allies.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1939.
Location. 41° 31.12′ N, 83° 48.237′ W. Marker is in Whitehouse, Ohio, in Lucas County. It is on Providence Street (Ohio Route 64), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6704 Providence St, Whitehouse OH 43571, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Lake Erie Shore and in the Toledo Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, on the Great Lakes, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking
Photographed by Craig Doda, March 22, 2020
3. World War II Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 271 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on June 15, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 7, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
