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The Fall Of France
the collapes of france just six weeks after hitlers initail assualt, ripped up the balance of power in europe. germany invaded denmark which capitulated in a mere six hours. on may 10th more than 2 million germans invaded france, belgium, lexembourg and the neitherlaands using blitkreig teactics the smaller countries fell within weeks. but fance held there grounf til
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The Invasion Of Poland
Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression treaty. One week later, Germany invaded Poland and World War II Started The first attack of the war took place on September 1, 1939, as German aircraft bombarded the Polish town of Wielun, killing. Five minutes later, the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein opened fire on a transit depot at Westerplatte in the Free City of Danzig. Within days, the United Kingdom and France declared war on Germany. www.history.com/http://gottmituns.net -
rape of Naking
the japanese marched into chinas capital city of nanking and proceeded to murder almost 300,000 out of nearly 600,000 people civilains and soldeirs in the city. the acual military invasions was preceded by tough battle at shanghai that began in the summer of 1937. chinese forces there put up surprisingly stiff resistance against the japanese army. their first concern was toelimate any threat from the 90,000 chinese soldiers who surrendered. www. historyplace.com/http://padresteve.com -
Ribbentrop molotov pact
Molotov-Ribbentrop Nonaggression Pact with Nazi Germany, in which the nonfascist Soviet Union and anti-Marxist Germany agreed to respect each other's spheres of influence On August 23, 1939--shortly before World War II (1939-45) broke out in Europe--enemies Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union surprised the world by signing the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, in which the two countries agreed to take no military action against
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German Blitzkrieg
The German blitzkrieg was a tactics using speed and motored vehicles by attacking fast in the front so that the enemy could not form up and fight back or regroup or think what's going on they made it from Wehrmacht to Moscow in six months blitzkrieg means lightning war. This was fast paste warfare used to dominate the field witch worked till there supplies ran out such as
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The Japanese Invasion of china
The japanese invasion east asia began in 1931 with the invasion of manchuria and continued in 1937 with a brutal attack on China. On September 27, 1940, Japan the Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy, thus entering the military alliance known as the axis seeking to cut japanese aggression and force a retreat of japanese troops from manchuria and China the United States pressed economic sanctions on japan. www.history.com/http://factsanddetails.com -
Operation Barbossa
Operation Barbossa The invasion covered a front from the North Cape to the Black Sea, a distance of two thousand miles. By this point German combat effectiveness had reached its apogee; in training, doctrine, and fighting ability, the forces invading Russia represented the finest army to fight in the twentieth century. Barbarossa was the crucial turning point in World War II, for its failure forced Nazi Germany to fight a two-front war. www.history.com/http://factsanddetails.com -
Pearl Harbor
hundreds of japanese fighter planes attacked the american naval base near Honolulu, Hawaii. the barrage lasted just two hours, but it was devostating. the japanese destroyed nearly 20 american naval vessels and almost 200 airplains. more than 2000 american soldeirs and sailors were died in this attack. the day after Franklin D.Roosevelt asked the congress to declare a war
on japan. the congress approved of it. www.History.com/http://www.history.navy.mil -
Wannsee Confernece
Heydrich met with Adolf Eichmann, chief of the Central Office of Jewish Emigration, and 15 other officials from various Nazi ministries and organizations at Wannsee, a town of Berlin. The idea was simple and focused: to devise a plan that would render a "final solution to the Jewish question" in Europe. www.history.com/http://www.history.navy.mil -
Bataan Death March
it was forced march of america and Fillipino prosoners of war by the Japanese during world war II. the 63 mile march began with 72000 prisoners from the sothern end of the bataan Peninsula in the Philippines on April 9th. the horrible conditions and hasrh treatment of the prisoners during the bataan death march. deaths were estimated. www.history.com/www.nationalmuseum. to be 7000 to 10000. www. history.com -
Battle Of Midway
this was one of the most decisive U.S Victories Against Japan during World war II begins. During the four day sea/air battle the outnumbered U.S pacific fleet succeeded in Destroying four Japanesen aircraft carriers while losing only one of its own. the united states was a very big treat to the Japanese. when the battle of midway ended Japan had lost four carriers a cruiser and
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Operation Gomorrah
Was british air raid on Germany at night that was successful with the help of dropping strips of aluminum foil that jammed German radar. They flew 791 plains that night and only lost twelve Operation Gomorrah proved devastating to Hamburg and to mention German morale.in the end 17,000 bomber flights dropped more than 9,000 tons of bombes , killing more than 30,000 people and destroying 280,000 buildings, including industrial. www.history.com/http://www.annefrankguide.net -
D Day
D-Day
By dawn on June 6, thousands of paratroopers and glider troops were already on the ground behind enemy lines, securing bridges and exit roads. The amphibious invasions began early that day The British and Canadians overcame light opposition to capture the beaches , as did the Americans at Utah Beach. U.S. forces faced heavy resistance at Omaha Beach, where there were over
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Operation thunderclap
plans were drawn for an operation code name thunderclap but it was shelvedand never implemented. The plain envisaged a massive attack on berlin that would cause 222,000 casualties with 110,000 killed. The plan was reconsidered in early 1945 to be implemented in coordination with a soviet advance, but again was rejected again as impractical and instead a number of corrdination smaller attacks against the cities in the communications. www.History.com/http://www.ww2talk.com -
battle of the bulge/ www.History.com/http://urbangrounds.com
In a all out gamble to compel the allies to sue for peace, Adolf hitler ordered the only major german counteroffensive of the war in northeast Europe. Despite Germanys historical penchant for mounting counteroffensive when things looked darkest, the allies leadership misculculated and left the adennes lightly defending by only two inexperienced and two battered american divisions. The three German armies witch was more than a quater of a million troops launched the deadliest war in the west. -
battle of Iwo Jima
the american amphibious invasion of Iwo Jima was a key island inn the bonin chain roughly 575 miles from the japenese coast where B-29 bombers were damaged over japan and couldnt land until they were all the way to the marianas. Iwo Jima was defended by roughly 23,000 japanese army and navy troops. www,history.com/http://www.awwar.com/ -
VE Day
officailly was the end of world war two in Europe. german genral jodl signed the uncondional surrender document that formally ended war in Europe. winston churchill was information of this event at 07.00. while no public announcements had been made, large crowds gathering outside of buckingham palace and shouted. may 8th victory in europe Day , saw the celebrations continue. street parties were organised acroos all of the land and
neighbors pooled food. www.historylearnedsite.com/http://www.to -
Battle of Okinawa
it involved the 287,000 troops of the u.s. tenth army against 130,000 soldiers of the japanese thirty second army. the japanese navy and army mounted attacks by planes one way ''suicide'' missions. the japanese also sent there biggest battleship on a simailar mission. the net result made okinawa a mass bloodletting both on land and at sea and amang both the islands
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Drooping of the atomic bombs
the us drooped an atomic bomb on hiroshima japan. about 140,000 people were killed or died within mounths when american B-29 enola gay bombed hiroshima on augest 6th. three days latetr about 80,000 people died after the us. also bombed nagasaki. japan surrendered on augest 15 ending world war II. www.denverpost.com/http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com -
VJ Day
it was announced that Japan had surrendered uncondionally to the allies effectively ending world war II. since then, both Augest 14 and 15th have been now as ''victory over Japan day". on september 2 1945 whenn formal surrender took place aboard the U.S.S Missouri, anchored in tokyo Bay. it came after the surrender of Nazi Germany. Japan capitulation in the pacific brought six years of hostilites to the final and highly anticipated
close. www. history.com/http://www.legacy.com
