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German Blitzkrieg
A German Term for " Lightining War," German Blitzkrieg is a military tactic designed to shock among enemy forces through the use of moblie forces and airplanes, they used heavy firepower.
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Pearl Harbor
A surprise military attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy air service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. This led to the United States Joining World War ll. More than 2,400 americans died including civilains. another 1,000 were wounded. everything was destroyed, ships, planes etc.
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Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa was the code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union.The failure of German troops to defeat Soviet forces in the campaign signaled a crucial turning point in the war. three great army groups with over three million German soldiers, 150 divisions went to take over the soviet union. the Germans suffered over 750,000 casualties during Operation 'Barbarossa', with some 200,000 men killed. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/operation-barbarossa -
Wannsee Conference
Was a meeting of government officals of Nazi Germany and Schutzstaffel leaders, this confernece was held in Berlin. The purpose of the conference was to find a solution to what the nazis called the Jewish question. they eventually came up with something called the final solution for the Jews.
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Bataan Death March
The Bataan Death March was a forcible transfer by the Japanese Imperal Army of 60,000-80,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war. The marchers made the trek in intense heat and were subjected to harsh treatment by Japanese guards. Thousands perished in what became known as the Bataan Death March.
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Battle of Midway
Battle of Midway was the naval battle in the pacific theater of World War ll. This battle was only 6 months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. This battle was the turning point in the Pacific war, Thanks in part to major advances in code breaking, the United States was able to preempt and counter Japan’s planned ambush of its few remaining aircraft carriers, inflicting permanent damage on the Japanese Navy.
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Allied invasion of Italy
Allied invasion of Italy was amphibious landing on mainland Italy that took place on 3 September 1943 during the early stages of the Italian Campaign of World War II. The operation was undertaken by General Sir Harold Alexander's 15th Army Group and followed the successful invasion of Sicily.
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D-Day (Normandy Invasion)
On June 1944 the Allied forces attacked German forces on the coast of Normandy. with over 150,000 soldiers the allies took the victory, this was the turning point for World War ll in Europe.
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Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge was the largest battle fought on the western front in Europe during World War ll. On this day the Germans launched the last major offensive of the war, Ardennes Offensive. this was an attempt to push the allied front line west from northern France to northwestern Belgium. Germans lost about 100,000 men and Allies lost about 900,000 and about 3000 civilians. https://www.historynet.com/battle-of-the-bulge -
Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a military campaign between the United states marines and the army of Japan in 1945. American forces invaded and captured the island, The Battle of Iwo Jima lasted for five weeks. about 200 of the 21,000 Japanese men were killed and about 7,000 U.S marines were killed.
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Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa was the last major battle of World War ll. the Navy’s Fifth Fleet and more than 180,000 U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps troops descended on the Pacific island of Okinawa for a final push towards Japan. orale was low among American troops as the Fifth Fleet launched the largest bombardment ever to support a troop landing to soften Japanese defenses. overalll there was 14,000 killed
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V-E Day
VE day also known as Victory in Europe day was celebrated to mark the acceptance by the Allies when German troops throughout Europe finally laid down their arms. people put up banners,flags rejoicing in the defeat of the Nazi war machine.
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Dropping of the Atomic Bombs
On August 6, 1945, the American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. this immediatly killed 80,000 people, tens and thousands more died after weeks due to the damage of the bomb. After pearl harbor the U.S knew they had to do something since 1940 had plans of creating this bomb. Though this bomb was said to have ended World War ll, it is said it was the start of the Cold War.
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V-J Day
VJ day also known as Victory over Japan day was when Japan surrendered to the Allies Effectively ending world War ll. The term is also used when japan's formal surrender took place aboard the U.S.S Missouri anchored in Tokyo Bay. this came several months after Nazi Germany.
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Liberation of concentration camps
The Allied troops began to move across Europe in a series of offensives against Nazi Germany, they began to encounter tens of thousands of concentration camp prisoners. the Soviets overran the sites of the Belzec, Sobibor, and Treblinka killing centers. The Soviets liberated Auschwitz, the largest killing center and concentration camp, in January 1945. there were over 700,000 people left after they got rid of the camps.
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/liberation-of-nazi-camps
