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These are 15 major events in ww2
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in august 1939, germany invaded poland, even though they had a pact to partition poland between them. this allowed germany to invade without the soviet union stepping in. as a result britain and france declared war. https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/invasion-of-poland-fall-1939#:~:text=On%20September%201%2C%201939%2C%20Germany,to%20encircle%20and%20dismember%20Germany. -
Its failure was a result of a hopelessly divided French political elite, a lack of quality military leadership, rudimentary French military tactics. On the battlefield, France faced a vastly more prepared German army that utilized both more advanced weapons and sophisticated tactics.- https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-enter-paris -
The Wan-see conference happened on jan 20, 1942. 15 leaders from the nazi party got together. Heinreich himler held the meeting. They discused the jews, and what they should do.- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wannsee_Conference?scrlybrkr=95b04908 -
Bataan Death March , (April 1942)Forced march of 70,000 U.S. and Filipino prisoners of war (World War II) captured by the Japanese in the Philippines. From the southern end of the Bataan Peninsula, the starving and ill-treated prisoners were force-marched 63 mi (101 km) to a prison camp.- https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bataan-death-march -
Pearl Harbor was a surprise arrack launched by the Japanese in 1942. Pearl Harbor happened on a Sunday morning. The attack happened to weaken the us navy , to help japan advance. 2400 american's died in the attack. We lost 8 battleships, and over 100 planes.-https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor -
The Allies had just successfully overrun Sicily and were dominant on land, sea, and in the air. German armies were bleeding to death in the Soviet Union. An internal revolt in Italy had overthrown Mussolini, and the new Italian government of Marshal Pietro Badoglio was putting out peace feelers.-https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/allies-invade-italian-mainland -
In July 1943, the Allied forces unleashed a fiery attack on Germany's second-largest city. Named Operation Gomorrah after the Biblical city that God destroyed with fire and brimstone, the brutal bombing campaign was designed to destroy German morale and end the war.-https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operation-gomorrah-is-launched -
D-day was in 1944, in Normandy,France. It was the first massive invasion to take back control of Europe from nazi party. Both sides lost many soldiers, and it was a deadly battle. D-Day caused a 2 front war on Germany.-https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day -
Soviet soldiers were the first to liberate concentration camps. One of the biggest concentration camps was Aushwitz. no one really new about concentration camps, so when they were found they were shocked. Jew were treated bad, and killed.-https://www.history.com/news/dachau-concentration-camp-liberation -
The invasion was part of Operation Iceberg, a complex plan to invade and occupy the Ryukyu Islands, including Okinawa. Though it resulted in an Allied victory. Kamikaze fighters, rainy weather and fierce fighting on land, sea and air led to a large death toll on both sides.-https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-okinawa -
the battle of the buldge was a attempt to push allied forces into northern france. It was one of the largest battles fought on the western front. The germans lost a-lot , and it hurt there army 30,000 solders died.-https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-the-bulge -
VE day is the day that the war was officially over. the day marks when the nazis surrendered their army. the day was created as a holiday to remember people in the war and everything that happened.-https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/victory-in-europe#:~:text=On%20May%208%2C%201945%2C%20both,machine%20during%20World%20War%20II. -
the anola gay was the planed named to drop the bombs. The plane was a b-29 bomber. We dropped the worlds first atomic bomb. We dropped the bomb on Hiroshima and another target. We dropped two bombs, and they were deadly.-https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki -
VJ day is the day that japan surrendered to allied forces. Allied forces fought for 6 years, and ended in 1945. They surrendered in the USS Missouri. People around the world celebrated it.-https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/v-j-day