Rudolph Hess Timeline

On December 7, 1941, early in the morning Japan attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor. Nobody expected this. Japanese planes destroyed approximately 20 American naval vessels, and nearly 300 airplanes. 2000 American people were killed, and more than 100 injured.

The Germans sunk the Lusitania on May 7, 1915, killing over a thousand innocent men, women, and children and injuring hundreds. The ship was not suppose to be carrying any weapons or ammunition, however, a

During World War I the U.S.S. Schurz sank in June 21, 1918 due to a collision with a merchant ship called Florida.

Maine- A massive explosion of unknown origin sinks the battleship USS Maine in Cuba’s Havana harbor, killing 260 of the fewer than 400 American crew members aboard.

The sinking of the Maine (1898) occurred in Havana, Cuba and the sinking of the Panay (1937) occurred in Chinese waters but both resulted in Americans dead and wounded. When the Maine was sunk

On December 7, 1941, two waves of Japanese air fleets bombed the United States naval base known as Pearl Harbor. They destroyed and damaged eleven US battle ships, one hundred

had sunk both merchant and passenger ships without warning. Then later on Germany was trying

December 7th, 1941. This was the date of one of the most important attacks on the United States in the history of America. This was the date of the Japanese attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The attack on the naval base at Pearl Harbor was the last straw that led to the United States joining World War II as part of the Allied Power. The bombing was in reaction to many economic sanctions that were placed on Japan, so the bombing was not just to make the United States mad. We can see many reasons as to why Japan would bomb Pearl Harbor.

December 7th, 1941, was the day 2,403 Americans lost their lives and 1,200 wounded during the Japanese air raid, on Pearl Harbor. On this day, the US Navy lost almost the entire Pacific Fleet in the harbor. After the attack, all the ships were either sunk or severally damaged minus the aircraft carriers. The aircraft carriers luckily were still at sea. The total number of military personnel killed was 2,335, including 2,008 navy personnel, 109 marines, and 218 army. Added to this were 68 civilians, making the total 2403 people dead. 1,177 men alone were from the USS Arizona.

Living in a divided society based upon the religions of the Puritans and the Quakers, Evan Feversham sought out his own religious faith through his daily interactions with both religious groups.

Sunday December 7, 1941 a day that will forever remain in history. The Japanese launched a surprise attack on the naval force located in Pearl Harbor. The Japanese were upset with the United States which led them to attack Pearl Harbor. This was one of the most important events that eventually led to World War two.The attack of Pearl Harbor was one of the most important events that changed U.S. forever.

December 7th 1941. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. 353 Japanese air force bombers attacked the closet american naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The Japanese destroyed over 19 aircraft ships, 188 attack airplanes and killing over 2,000 americans resulting in one of the greatest and deadliest sneak attack on american soil ever.

December 7th, 1941. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. 353 Japanese air force bombers attacked the closet American naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The Japanese destroyed over 19 aircraft carriers, 188 attack airplanes and killing over 2,000 americans resulting in one of the greatest and deadliest sneak attack on American soil ever.

August 1915: British liner the Arabic sunk. Germany agrees not to sunk unarmed, unresisting passenger ships without warning.

Rudolph Hess was born in Alexandria Austria, Egypt 4-26-1894 and moved to Austria when he turned 14 years old. Hess in the 7th bavarian Field Artillery Regiment as an infantryman at the outbreak of WWI where he was wounded twice. He had earned the Iron Cross 2nd class and promoted to Corporal in 1915 and after more training he had been promoted to Vizefeldwebel to receive the Bavarian Military Merit Cross. Hess served in the Battle of Verdun in May, and was hit by shrapnel in the left hand and arm on 12 June 1916. He had taken a whole month to recover and was sent back to Verdun and afterwards requested that he be allowed to enroll to train as a pilot, so after some Christmas leave with his family he reported to Munich. He received basic flight training at Oberschleissheim and Lechfeld Air Base and advanced training at Valenciennes in France, he was assigned to Jagdstaffel 35b, a Bavarian fighter squadron equipped with Fokker D.VII biplanes. He saw no action with Jagdstaffel 35b, because the war ended on 11 November 1918, before he had the opportunity.