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Germany's strategy was to defeat it's opponents in a series of short campaigns. Germany quickly overran much of Europe and was victorious for more than two years by relying on a new military tactic called the Blitzkrieg.
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Hitler claimed the massive invasion was a defense of action, but the Britain and France were not convinced. On September 3 they declared war on Germany. Germany directly annexed those former polish territories along Germans eastern border.
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The attack on Pearl Harbor, a major United States Naval base in Hawaii that was attacked without warning by the Japanese Air Force on December 7, with great loss of American lives and ships.
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Midway Island, battle of definition. A naval and air battle fought in World War II in which planes from American aircraft carriers blunted the Japanese naval threat in the pacific ocean after Pearl Harbor.
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The Warsaw Ghetto uprising was the 1943 act of jewish resistance that arose within the Warsaw Ghetto in Germany - occupied Poland during World War II period April 19, 1943 - May 16, 1943.
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The codename for the first day of a military attack, especially the American and British invasion of Germany - occupied France during World War II on June 6, 1944. This marks the beginning of the victory of the allies in Europe.
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This was a major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg on the western front toward the end of World War II in Europe.
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The battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the U.S Marines landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II.
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The battle of Okinawa, took place in April - June 1945. It was the largest amphibious landing in the Pacific theater of World War II. It also resulted in the largest casualties with over 100,00 Japanese casualties and 50,000 casualties for the allies.
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Victory in Europe day is a holiday celebrated on May 8 to mark the formal acceptance by the allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's uncononditional surrender of its armed forces.
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President Harry S. Truman warned by some of his advisors that any attempt to invade Japan would result in horrific American Casualties, ordered that the new weapon be used to bring the war to a speedy end.
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The day on which Japan ceased fighting in World War II, or the day (September 2) when Japan formally surrendered.
