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Nazi invasion of Poland
It was in the morning that the German forces invaded Poland form the north, south, and west. As the Germans advanced the Polish forces began to retreated to the Polish-German border in order to maintain a better defence form the Germans. -
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Russia Invades Poland
The Red Army achived its targets, vastly outnumbering the Polish
resistance more than 230,000 Polish prisioners of war. The soviet government annexed the territory under its control -
Japan joins the Axis
Japan was the principal Axis power in Asia and the Pacific. they were a constitutional monarchy ruled by Emperor Showa. -
Germany invades Yugoslavia and Greece
Hitlers forces in alliance with the Hungarians and the Bulgarians, invaded Yugoslavia and Greece. Hiltler intervened in the war in this fashion to secure his southeern flank from the Soviet Union -
Battle of Coral Sea
Was a major naval battle in the Pacific theather of World War II between the Japenese Navy and the Allied naval also the airforces fro the U.S.A and Australia. -
The Battle of El Alimein
the battle of El Alimein was fought in the deserts of Africa it is seen as one of the decisive vistories in World War II -
The Battle of Kurst Begins
The Battle of Kurst refers to the German and Soviet operations on the Eastern Front during World War II in the city of Kurst in the Sovirt Union. It reamins both the largest seriers of armored clashes. -
Operation "Market Garden" in Holland
It was an Allied military operation fought in the Neatherlands and Germany in World War II. It was the largest airborne operation up to that time. The operation was marginaly succesful and several bridges between Eindhoven and Nijmegan were captured -
President Roosevelt Dies
On the Afternoon of April 12 Roosevelt said "I have a terrific pain in the back of m y head". He then suddenly slumpled in his chair unconscious. He was then carried to his bed room were he was pernounced dead. -
The First Atomic Bomb Dropped on Japan
Within the first two hours of the bomb droppings the acute effects killed 90,000-166,000 people in Hiroshima, It is said that 60% of people dies from flash of flame burns 30% died from falling debris and 10% from other causes.
