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German invasion of poland
Germany’s invasion of Poland was quick and with overwhelming. The invasion began on September 1, 1939, with air strikes followed by a ground invasion. Hitler called his strategy the blitzkrieg, or “lightning war.” The objective of the blitzkrieg strategy was to shock poland so much that there would be little resistance, allowing poland to be overrun quickly, with minimal German losses. -
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Invasion of France
After Germany took Poland France and Great Britain declared war on them. Germany th invaded France, even though France put up a fight Germany had the element of surprise with germanys blitzkrieg strategy. France only lasted 6 weeks, then were forced to surrender. -
Battle of Britain
Nazis attacked Britain. Royal Air Force held them off. Nazis repeatedly attacked at nights, Britain deciphered the nazis messges and, In the end, the RAF prevented the Luftwaffe blitz from causing any serious damage and that's the farthest the Nazis ever got on the western front in WWII. -
The Invasion of russia
Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II, code-named Operation Barbarossa, began June 22, 1941. The mission was and still is the largest military operation in human history. The invasion was a failure on Adolf Hitler's part, despite sending over 4 million soldiers. The Soviets held their own, keeping Germany from taking Moscow. The Germans could no longer hold an offensive attack in the Soviet Union for the duration of the war, resulting in the Soviets winning the battle. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japan knew that the US would eventually have to join the war. The US did not want to. So in a pre-emptive strike, Japan basically flew suicide bomber planes into the Navy ships docked at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii killing a massive number of people in a very short time. At the time, Pearl Harbor was considered the safest and best prepared for an attack. Most of the navy fleet was docked at pearl harbor, it was a huge loss to the navy to lose all those ships. -
The Wannsee Conference
this was the meeting where the details of the Final Solution of the Jews was formed and planned. its objective was to exterminate all the Jews in Europe. German leaders gathered at the conference to discuss how to execute the plan. it resulted in the holocaust, the mass extermination of 11 million jews. -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was an important turning point in World War II. The Japanese sent a majority of their navy towards Midway island, which was being used by the U.S. as an airfield. It was fought by aircraft launched from aircraft carriers. Four Japanese fleet carriers were lost along with their crew. The U.S. lost the carrier Yorktown. In the end, the Japanese had to turn back their fleets after losing important air superiority. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle for Stalingrad was the first significant defeat of German arms in the East and marked the furthermost Eastern advance of German forces . It was the bloodiest battle in modern war history. Hitler was fighting on too many fronts and when he took on the Russians he underestimated their manpower and tactics. -
V.E. Day
VE Day is the day when WWII ended. The cease-fire came into effect at midnight on May 9th 1945, shortly after hilters death, ending the war in europe. all of the concentration camps were liberated. VE day was celebrated acroos the world -
Fall of Japan
in an attempt to protect american citizens, Truman ordered the dropping of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. this resulted in many many deaths. japan still fighting to the end, truman ordered the 2nd atomic bomb to be dropped on Nagasaki. finally, a formal surrender was signed on September 2 and WWII was over.
