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Benito Mussolini of Italy invaded Ethiopia. The goal was to give the title of an Empire back to Italy. Allied Forces won. Casualties: 75,478 Allied, 25,341 Axis
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Germany invaded Poland. Germany won in a couple of weeks. Casualties: 16,343 Germans, 66,000 Polands.
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German Air Force attacks the United Kingdom to try to gain air control over the Royal Air Force. British held off Germany. Casualties: 544 United Kingdom, 2,698 Germans.
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Germany invades the Soviet Union. 4.5 million German troops invaded Russia, making it the largest invasion in history. The Axis powers won. Casualties: over 1 million Axis, over 4 million Soviets.
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Germany tries to take over Leningrad. One of the longest and most destructive battles. Germany lost. This battle had the most causalities in history (over 2,201,620 from both sides.)
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Surprise attack by Japan against the U.S.A. at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Was a “warning” attack to tell U.S.A. to not mess with Japan’s forces. Results were a tactical victory for Japan, U.S.A. declared war on Japan, and Germany and Italy declare war on the U.S.A. Casualties: 64 Japanese, 2,402 Americans.
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Allied Powers attacked Japan. Allied victory, and began the offensive attacks of Allied forces. Casualties: 7,100 Allied, 31,000 Japanese.
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Axis Powers fought Soviet Union for control of Stalingrad. This marked a turning point in WWII where Allied forces began winning. Result was the defeat of Germany’s 6th Army. Casualties: 850,000 Axis, 1,150,000 Allied.
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German and Russia attack each other at Kursk. Final offensive move the Germans were able to do to try to gain Eastern Europe. Russia won. Casualties: 203,000-500,000 Germans, 863,303 Russians.
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Allied invasion of Germany controlled Normandy with 24,000 British, American, Canadian and Free French troops. Allied Powers won. Casualties: 226,386 Allied, 300,000 Axis.
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Naval war near Philippines between Japan and both the US and Australia. Allied victory. Casualties: 3,000 Allied, 10,500 Japanese.
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Large German offensive attack against the Allied forces. Location was in Belgium, Luxembourg, and Nazi Germany. German had operational failures, resulting in an Allied Powers victory. Casualties: 19,200 Allied, 84,834 killed and wounded Axis.
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U.S.A. fought against Japan to control the island of Iwo Jima. Result was an American victory. This battle is famous for the raising of the American Flag on the captured island. Casualties: 6,821 Americans, 21,844 Japanese.
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Allied forces fought against Japan and the Axis powers in the largest Pacific War assault of WWII. Allied forces won, using the captured Okinawa island as a base for air operations. Casualties: 12,513 Allied, 95,000 Axis.
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The final battle for Hitler’s Germany. Nazi’s held their last stand against Russia in Berlin. Results were an Allied Power’s victory, which came with the suicide of Hitler and surrender of all German Forces. The end of WWII! Casualties: 81,116 Allied, 100,000 Axis.
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The victory in Europe Day, WWII accept the unconditional surrender of the Axis Powers and Nazi Germany.
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The day that Japan formally surrendered after the US dropped two atom bombs, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Also, when the Soviet Union declared war on Japan they knew they had no chance. This helped end WWII.
