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*Germany uses blitzkrieg to overpower Polish army
*Britain & France declare war on Germany
*Make it to Warsaw (capital of Poland) in less than a month
*Germany begins enforcing racial policies
*Jews had to wear white armbands with blue Stars of David
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• The Battle of the Atlantic took place throughout the northern region of the
• Atlantic Ocean. Once the United States entered the war the battle spread all the way to the coast the United States and the Caribbean sea.
• The battle lasted over 5 years and 8 months from September 3, 1939 to May 8, 1945
• The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest continuous battle of the Second World War and one in which Canada played a central role.
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• During the time of World War II, Hawaii
• The attack on Pearl Harbor came as a complete surprise. Hundreds of Japanese fighter planes and bombers flew to Pearl Harbor and attacked.
• The Japanese had hoped to break the Americans by attacking Pearl Harbor, instead they united them. The next day, December 8th, 1941, the US declared war on Japan.
• Today there is a memorial to the US soldiers who lost their lives during the attack on Pearl Harbor National Historic Landmark.
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• The battle took place during the last part of 1942 and early 1943.
• After months of fighting and finally nearly starving to death, the Germans surrendered on February 2, 1943
• The battle began with the German air force, the Luftwaffe, bombing the Volga River and the then the city of Stalingrad.
• They reduced much of the city to rubble. Soon the German army moved in and was able to take a large portion of the city. -
On June 6th, 1944 the Allied forces of Brittan, American candida and France attested German force on the coast of Normandy
With a huge force over 150,00 solders, the Allies attracted and gained a victory that become the turning point of world war 2 in Europe.
D-Day invasion had been planned for months, it was almost canceled due to bad weather
American troops landed at Omaha and Utah beaches. The Utah landing was successful.
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The Battle of the Bulge was a major in Europe during World War 2.
It was Germany final attempt to drive the Allies off of Mainland Europe.
Normandy many thought that World Wat 2 was coming to and end.
Adolf Hitler of Germany had different idea.
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The battle of Berlin was the last major battle in Europe during World War2.
The soviets had over 2,500,000 solders 7,500 aircrafts and 6,250 tanks
The supreme commander of the soviet was Georgy Zhukov .
The battle began in on April 16 when the soviets attracted the odder River near Berlin.
The city Berlin was reduced to rubber and around 22,00 German civilians were killed