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The aim of the invasion was to disestablish Poland as a sovereign country, with its citizens destined for extermination. -
The Battle of Britain was an air campaign fought between the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the German Luftwaffe from July to October 1940, resulting in a British victory that prevented a German invasion of Britain. -
Americans Fired the First Shot Before the Pearl Harbor Attack.
The Attack on Pearl Harbor Lasted for Only One Hour and Fifteen Minutes.
The Attack on Pearl Harbor Led to the US Entering World War II. -
Operation Torch was the British-American Allied invasion of French North Africa (Morocco and Algeria) in November 1942, during World War II. -
The Battle of Midway was a decisive naval battle fought between U.S. and Japanese forces from June 4–7, 1942, that resulted in a major American victory. -
The Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Section Unit (MFAA) was a program established by the Allies in 1943 to help protect cultural property -
The Battle of Kursk was a pivotal World War II battle fought in July-August 1943, marked by the largest tank confrontation in history, and resulted in a decisive Soviet victory that ended Germany's ability to launch major offensives on the Eastern Front. -
The Battle of Stalingrad was a brutal and decisive clash on the Eastern Front of World War II where Soviet forces defended the city of Stalingrad against German and Axis attacks, culminating in a Soviet counteroffensive that encircled and destroyed the German Sixth Army. -
The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive in late 1944 that surprised and pushed back Allied forces in the Ardennes Forest, creating a "bulge" in the front line. -
On D-Day, June 6, 1944, Allied forces launched the largest seaborne invasion in history, landing on five beaches in Normandy, France, to liberate it from Nazi occupation. -
The Battle of Okinawa was a brutal, 82-day battle fought in 1945 between American and Japanese forces on the island of Okinawa, the final major battle of World War II. -
The key events of the Battle of Iwo Jima include the initial U.S. invasion on February 19, 1945, the capture of Mount Suribachi on February 23 (immortalized by the iconic flag-raising photo), and the final securing of the island on March 26, 1945. -
President Franklin D. Roosevelt died on April 12, 1945, from a massive cerebral hemorrhage (stroke) at his Little White House in Warm Springs, Georgia. While sitting for a portrait, he complained of a headache before slumping forward and losing consciousness; he was pronounced dead at 3:35 PM. -
Adolf Hitler, chancellor and dictator of Germany during the Nazi era from 1933 to 1945, committed suicide by gunshot to the head on 30 April 1945 -
This undertaking was preceded by a conventional bombing and firebombing campaign that devastated 64 Japanese cities, including an operation on Tokyo -
On 6 and 9 August 1945, the United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively, during World War II.