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Germany Invades Poland
German forces bombard Poland on land and from the air. Hitler wanted to rule Poland. Germany soon took over Poland. This caused WWII to begin. This battle zone was in Europe. -
Evacuation of Dunkirk
Another name for this was the Miracle of Dunkik. The evacuation had saved 338,000 Allied troops. The evacuated for the harbor of Dunkirk. They were cut off by the German Army during the battle. This battle zone was in Europe. -
Battle of Britain
In three months the Royal Air Force lost 792 planes and over 500 pilots were killed. Hitler felt it was better to destroy the British air force to stop it sinking the ships that would carry German soldiers. Germans called this Operation Sealion. -
Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
The bombing killed more than 2,300 Americans. This attack was unexpected so Americans were not prepared. People saw planes on their radar but they just thought the planes were American. This brought the US into WWII. President Franklin Roosevelt called it "a date which will live in infamy." This event happened in the Pacific at Hawaii. -
Battle of Coral Sea
The Battle of Coral Sea was fought entirely by planes. If the Japanese had succeeded at Coral Sea, it would be easy for the Japanese to have captured New Guinea and leave Australia isolated from Allied help and more open to a Japanese attack. This battle happened in the Pacific. -
Battle of Midway
This battle was the first major defeat of the Japanese. It took place in the Pacific. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Soviet Union losses in the Stalingrad area during the battle numbered around 478,741 killed and 650,878 wounded. In addition, as many as 40,000 civilians were killed. This battle took place in Europe. -
Operation Torch
Torch was an American led operation under Eisenhower with substantial UK support. It took place in Africa. -
D-Day
It resulted in Allied forces pushing the Axis troops across France, and France being freed from German occupation. It was took place in Europe. -
Battle of the Bulge
It was also known as Ardennenoffensive. It took place in Europe. -
Iwo Jima
It was also called the Operation Detachment, It was a major battle in which the United States Armed Forces fought for and captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Empire. It was located in Asia. -
V-E Day
It was a public holiday celebrated on 8 May 1945 to mark the date when the WWII Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of Nazi Germany. It was in Europe. -
Hiroshima
An American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The explosion wiped out 90 percent of the city and immediately killed 80,000 people. It was located in the Pacific in Japan. -
Nagasaki
The atomic bombings of the city Nagasaki in Japan were conducted by the United States during the final stages of World War II in 1945. This was the second of two battles that had nuclear weapons. It took place in the Pacific. -
V-J Day
V-J Day stands for Victory in Japan day. It was a formal surrender ceremony that was held in Tokyo Bay aboard the USS Missouri. At the time, President Truman declared September 2 to be V-J Day.
