The World War II

By Shashi Osaka
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    Invasion of Poland by Germany and the Soviet Union

    The invasion of Poland was an attack by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union that marked the beginning of World War II.
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    Blitzkrieg

    It was when Germany very quickly invaded Belgium to surround the French defensive line
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    Operation Barbarossa

    Germany begins a major attack on the Soviet Union, the communist state.

  • The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

    The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
    A Japanese fleet of warships goes to the US naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. After this, the United States entered the war.

  • Germany surrenders

    Germany surrenders
    German General Alfred Jodl signs his surrender in the French city of Reims. Head of State Eisenhower and a Soviet general sign on behalf of the Allies.