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Military tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces and firepower. This was used in the war.
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Nazi operatives had posed as Polish military officers to stage an attack on the radio station in the Silesian city of Gleiwitz. This started the war.
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Japan bombed Hawaii killing thousands of american soldiers.
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Naval battle, fought almost entirely with aircraft, in which the United States destroyed Japan's first-line carrier strength and most of its best trained naval pilots.
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The Allied invasion of Italy was the Allied amphibious landing on mainland Italy
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The men landed under heavy fire from gun emplacements and the shore was mined and covered with many obstacles.
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it was an attempt to push the Allied front line west from northern France to northwestern Belgium.
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Air and naval bombardment, three U.S. marine divisions landed on the island. The battle earned a place in American lore with the publication of a photograph showing the U.S. flag being raised in victory.
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Both Great Britain and the United States celebrate Victory in Europe Day. Both nations put out flags and banners, rejoicing in the defeat of the Nazi war machine.
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Japan would not surrender so the US dropped bombs on them.
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It was announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, effectively ending World War II.
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It was the largest amphibious landing in the Pacific theater of World War II.
