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Germany's invasion of Poland
After heavy shelling and bombing, Warsaw surrendered to the Germans on September 27, 1939. Britain and France, standing by their guarantee of Poland's border, had declared war on Germany on September 3, 1939. The Soviet Union invaded eastern Poland on September 17, 1939. -
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German Blitzkrieg
A German term for “lightning war,” blitzkrieg is a military tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces and locally concentrated firepower. Its successful execution results in short military campaigns, which preserves human lives and limits the expenditure of artillery. -
Pearl Harbor
U.S. pacific naval fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor. U.S. sent all of it's aircraft carriers and most of all it;s planes to sea.Japanese disabled 19 ships, destroyed 188 airplanes, wounded 1,100 and killed 2,400. -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway, fought in World War II, took place on June 5, 1942 (June 4-June 7 in US time zones). The United States Navy defeated a Japanese attack against Midway Atoll, marking a turning point in the war in the Pacific theatre. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Stalingrad, (July 17, 1942–February 2, 1943), successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd), Russia, U.S.S.R., during World War II. ... It stopped the German advance into the Soviet Union and marked the turning of the tide of war in favour of the Allies. -
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D- Day
Church hill, FDR, and Eisenhower planned a land invasion of France. The invasion included 150,000 soldiers; 5,000 ships; 11,000 planes and gliders. Day was known as "Operation Overlord" -
Battle of the Bulge
On this day, the Germans launch the last major offensive of the war, Operation Mist, also known as the Ardennes Offensive and the Battle of the Bulge, an attempt to push the Allied front line west from northern France to northwestern Belgium. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima took place in February 1945. Despite its size, Iwo Jima was considered to have great tactical importance. There were two airfields on the island – under Japan's control; they could be used by Japanese fighter planes to attack American bombers on their flights to Japan. -
Battle of Okinawa
It was the largest amphibious landing in the Pacific theater of World War II. It also resulted in the largest casualties with over 100,000 Japanese casualties and 50,000 casualties for the Allies. ... Thus, from the Japanese view Okinawa was and could be no more than a delaying battle of attrition on a grand scale. -
VE Day
May 8th 1945, was the date the Allies celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler's Reich, formally recognising the end of the Second World War in Europe. The Allies had begun to overrun Germany from the west during April as Russian forces advanced from the east. -
Dropping the Atomic Bombs
President Truman decided to drop the bomb in order to save American lives from a land invasion. Hiroshima(August 6, 1945):around 70,000 killed instantly; 135,000 final death toll. Nagasaki(August 9, 1945): 40,000 killed instantly; 50,000 final death toll. -
VJ Day
On August 14, 1945, it was announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, effectively ending World War II. Since then, both August 14 and August 15 have been known as “Victoryover Japan Day,” or simply “V-J Day.”
