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On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. The Polish army was defeated ina couple weeks of the invasion. German units, with more than 2,000 tanks and over 1,000 planes, broke through Polish defenses along the border.
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The Battle of the Atlantic was U-boats and other ships of the German Navy. The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest continuous military campaign in World War II, going from 1939 to the defeat of Germany in 1945.
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German planes bombed British air and naval bases, harbors, communication centers, and war industries.
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The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by Im Japan against the United States at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, December 7, 1941. This attack was meant to make sure that the U.S would not interfere with japans actions in the pacific.
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The Battle of Midway effectively destroyed Japan’s naval strength when the Americans destroyed four of its aircraft carriers. Japan’s navy never recovered from its mauling at Midway and it was on the defensive after this battle.
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Kursk was to be the biggest tank battle of World War Two and the battle resulted in a severe crisis for Nazi Germany’s war machine in Russia.
