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Japanese Invasion of China (1937)
It was a military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. This conflict lasted between July 7, 1937 through September 9, 1945. -
German Blitzkrieg (1939)
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/blitzkriegIt was aka the Lightening War. Also, it was a military tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces and locally concentrated firepower. -
Germany's Invasion of Poland
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-invade-polandThis was also called he September Campaign. Germans bombed Polish airfields and their warships/u-boats attacked their naval forces. It lasted from September 1st, 1939 to October 6th, 1939. -
Operation Barbarossa
This lasted from June 22, 1941 to January 7th, 1942. The invasion covered a front from the north cape to the Black Sea. It was a crucial turning point because its failure forced the nazis to fight a two-front war. -
Pearl Harbor
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Wannsee Conference
In the conference they discussed what was the final solution of the Jewish question. The Final Solution was a code name for the European Jews. -
Operation Gomorrah
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D-Day
The Normandy landing was when the allied troops landed along a 50 mile stretch. This was also called Operation Overload. -
Battle of the Bulge
This lasted from December 16th, 1944 to January 25th, 1945. Hitler had attempted to split the allied armies in northwest by surprise of blitzkrieg. -
Operation Thunderclap
The purpose was to bomb the most-eastern cities of Germany and to disrupt the infracture behind what was becoming the Eastern front. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
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Battle of Okinawa
This lasted from April 1st, 1945 to June 22nd, 1945. Also, this was called the Okinawa Campaign. It was one of the biggest and it was the last battle of the Pacific. -
VE Day
This was known as Victory Day in Europe. This had marked the final acceptance ny the Allies of World War 2 of Nazi's Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. -
VJ Day
News of surrender was announced all over the world ending World War 2. A formal surrender ceremony was held on September 2, 1945 in Tokoyo Bay. Also known as Victory over Japan Day.
