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Kristallnacht
"Night of the Broken Glass" A Reference to the broken windows of the jewish shops. -
Wannsee Conference
Nazi Officals met to develop a plan to achieve what one nazi leader called "final solution to the jewish question." -
Battle Of Stalingrad
The Germans began a campaign of firebombing and shelling that lasted about 2 monthes -
Casablanca Conference
The conference's Casablanca Declaration called for the Allies to seek the unconditional surrender of the Axis Powers. It also called for Allied aid to the Soviet Union, the invasion of Sicily and Italy, and the recognition of joint leadership of the Free French by de Gaulle and Giraud. -
Italy Declares War On Germany
On this day in 1943, the government of Italy declares war on its former Axis partner Germany and joins the battle on the side of the Allies. -
Anzio Invasion
Concludedthe fall of Rome on June 5. The campaign was part of World War II. -
Operation Overlord
Allied land forces that saw combat in Normandy on D-Day itself came from Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Free French Forces and Poland also participated in the battle after the assault phase, and there were also minor contingents from Belgium, Greece, the Netherlands, and Norway. -
Liberation of Paris
The liberation started with an uprising by the French Resistance against the German Paris garrison. On 24 August, the French Forces of the Interior received backup from the Free French Army of Liberation and from the United States' 4th Infantry Division. -
Battle of Bulge
Germany launched a counter attack on Belgium and Luxemburg then First U.S. Army pushed back. -
Yalta Conference
Agreed to split Germany Into four zones , each under control of one of the major allies, including France. -
V-E Day
Victory In Europe Day. Everybody rejoiced and jumped for joy when they heard they had won the battle against Japan -
Nuremburg Trials
An International Military Tribunal composed of members selected by the United States, Great Britain, The Soviet Union, And France.
