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The Naval Battle of the Atlantic took place from 1939 until the defeat of Nazi Germany almost 6 years later. It was the battle on the Naval front across a majority of the Atlantic Between the German Navy and Air Force against the Canadian, US, and Royal Navy. -
Germany invades Poland -
Also called the miracle of Dunkirk, the evacuation took place when over 340,000 allied soldiers evacuated the beaches of Northern France in a successful attempt to flee a Nazi Germany presence in the Battle of Dunkirk. -
A battle between the German Air Force and the Royal Air Force of England. The RAF defended England from the Luftwaffe. -
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Pearl Harbor is attacked -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor prompts the arrival of US presence in WW2 -
Japanese Kates attack the BB-39 -
The Bataan Death march was a forced march by the IJA where the army forced American and Filipino POW's to march until they died. The length of the march was around 70 miles and around 10,000 men died. -
An Air Attack led by Colonel Doolittle, the raid was the first air raid on the Archipelago of Japan. It served multiple purposes, to show Japan they were vulnerable to Air Raids, and to serve as revenge from Pearl Harbor -
The Battle of Midway was a Naval response to the Doolittle Raid in prior months. This Battle was consequential to the Japanese after they planned what they thought was a flawless trap. Little did they know, American Cryptographers discovered the trap and planned a counter attack which blew away the Japanese. -
The Battle of Stalingrad was a primarily ground battle between the Germans and Soviet Union over the city of Stalingrad. This battle was a major momentum shift in favor of the Allies. -
The Normandy Landings Take Place -
A meeting of the big three in the Crimean Peninsula -
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a land and sea fought battle on the Japanese Island of Iwo Jima. The very bloody battle was won outright by the Americans. It led to the capture of the Island -
FDR tragically passes away -
The End of WW2 is Celebrated in Europe -
Truman Orders the Bombing of Hiroshima -
Truman Orders the Bombing of Nagasaki -
Japan surrenders, US celebrates it's victory over Japan -
