History - Battles in WW2

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    WW2 Events

  • The Holocaust

    The Holocaust

    The systematic slaughter of 6 million Jews by Nazi Germany and their allies, through gassing, shooting, deathly living conditions, unjust laws, killing centres and starvation.
  • Rape of Nanjing

    Rape of Nanjing

    The Rape of Nanjing was the mass murder of Chinese civilians in Nanjing, which was the capital of the Republic of China.
  • Blitzkrieg

    Blitzkrieg

    A tactic used by German Army involving quick movement of troop, tanks and consistent use of air power to support their troops.
  • The Invasion of Russia

    The Invasion of Russia

    This invasion was made by the Nazis in June 1812, this attack broke the non-aggression pact both power had signed.
  • Attack on Pearl Harbour

    Attack on Pearl Harbour

    The attack on Pearl Harbour was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service to the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbour, against the United States
  • Stalingrad

    Stalingrad

    One of bloodiest battle with over 2 million deaths, Germans started by dropping more than 1000 tons of bombs on Stalingrad. Although they were lossing the Germans troops starved and froze before surrendering. Of 91,000 troops only 6000 returned to Germany
  • D-Day

    D-Day

    The invasions of the beaches of Normandy by Britain, Canada, America and France