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German Blizkrig
Germany quickly overran much of Europe and was victorious for more than two years by relying on a new military tactic. Germany quickly overran much of Europe and was victorious for more than two years by relying on a new military tactic Its successful execution results in short military campaigns, which preserves human lives and limits the expenditure of artillery -
Germanys invasion of poland
what happend:France and Great Britain had to decide if they would once again try the policy of appeasement or stand up to Hitler. why it happend:Nazi leader Adolf Hitler claimed the massive invasion was a defensive action, but Britain and France were not convinced. The efects of the invasion of poland:Poland remained under German occupation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0APrdY0G3k -
peral harbor
it intended to destroy important American fleet units.
Japan to conquer Southeast Asia without interference.
d. Most important, 2,403 sailors, soldiers and civilians were killed and about 1,000 people were wounded. -
allied invasion of italy
In Rome, the Allied conquest of Sicily, a region of the kingdom of Italy since 1860, led to the collapse of Mussolini's government. ... On September 3, Montgomery's 8th Army began its invasion of the Italian mainland and the Italian government agreed to surrender to the Allies.
The Allied invasion of Italy was the Allied amphibious landing on mainland Italy that took place on 3 September 1943
Moving these troops to Italy weakened the German presence in the Soviet Union on the Eastern Front. -
D-day
The Invasion of Normandy. On June 6, 1944
Allied Forces of Britain, America, Canada, and France attacked German forces on the coast of Normandy.
the Effects of D-Day. D-Day was the beginning of the end for not only the Germans but Hitler most of all -
Battle of the Bulge
The last major German offensive on the Western Front during World War II.
The battle raged for three weeks, resulting in a massive loss of American and civilian life.
The Germans lost so many experienced troops and equipment that there was no way their army could launch another attack on Allied forces. -
battle of okinawa
It was the largest amphibious landing in the Pacific theater of World War II. The capture of Okinawa was part of a three-point plan the Americans had for winning the war in the Far East. The same day, Japanese Lieutenant General Mitsuru Ushijima, the commander of Okinawa’s defense, committed suicide with a number of Japanese officers and troops rather than surrender. -
Ve day
Victory in Europe Day, generally known as V-E Day
V Day, was celebrated on 8 May 1945 to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World But VE Day did not signal an end to the Second World War. -
Droping of the atomic bombs
on this day in 1945, at 8:16 a.m. Japanese time, an American B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay, drops the world’s first atom bomb, over the city of Hiroshima. Since 1940, the United States had been working on developing an atomic weapon, after having been warned by Albert Einstein that Nazi. A blast equivalent to the power of 15,000 tons of TNT reduced four square miles of the city to ruins and immediately killed 80,000 people. -
VJ Day
“Victory over Japan Day,”
it was announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, effectively ending World War II.
On August 14, 1945, it was announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, effectively ending World War II. -
postda, declaration
to decide the terms boundaries of post war Europe.
Potsdam Declaration, ultimatum issued by the United States, Great Britain, and China on July 26, 1945, calling for the unconditional surrender of Japan Potsdam Declaration which outlined the terms of surrender for Japan during World War II in Asia. -
battle of iwo jima
One-third of all Marine losses during World War II happened at Iwo Jima; it was the only large engagement of the war It was the first major battle of World War II to take place on Japanese homeland. On the island, before the battle, Japan had two air fields, but because the U.S. won the air fields were shut down.
