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This massacre lasted 6 weeks after the Japanese city Nanjing was captured. Imperial Japanese soldiers murdered countless citizens, raped women & children, looted houses & stores, & destroyed property, There is an estimate of 300,000 deaths from this bloodbath.
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The Battle of Britain was the first battle entirely in the air. Hitler launched a series of air attacks on Britain in hopes to gain air superiority, but failed. This is a major turning point in the war because it prevented Germany from destroying Britain's air force & gaining air superiority.
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During this major naval battle, Japanese forces invaded Tulagi & continued to the Coral Sea. Although the Japanese sunk more American ships, the U.S. stopped Japan's invasion attempt.
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German forces attempted to capture Stalingrad, but were stopped by the Soviet Union. This is another major turning point in the war because many Germain soldiers were captured & from then on Germany didn't try to invade the east.
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German forces penetrated the Ardennes Forest to capture the Belgian port of Antwerp. Bad weather made this a tough battle, but once the weather cleared up Allied forces defeated the Germans. This was the largest & bloodiest battle of WWII.
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America successfully captured Iwo Jima from the Japanese. This battle lasted a month and was fought by the U.S. marines.
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