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Japanese Invasion of China
Japanese Invasion
In 1937 a skirmish broke out between japnese soldiers and chinese troops. With Japan Eager for china's large supply of natural resources and obvious lack of supperiority they ivaded Manchuria China. On Estimate 300,000 chinese civilians were killed by japanese forces. -
Germany"s Invasion of Poland
Invasion on Poland
At 4:45 a.m., some 1.5 million German troops invade Poland all along its 1,750-mile border with German-controlled territory. Simultaneously, the German Luftwaffe bombed Polish airfields, and German warships and U-boats attacked Polish naval forces in the Baltic Sea. Hitler thought this would allow living space for the german people.On September 3, they declared war on Germany, initiating World War II. -
German Blitzkreig
Blitzkreig
Translated to (Lightning War) is a military tactic used by Nazi Germany to create disorganization among enemy forces. It was used because it preserves human lives and uses less expenditure of artillery. With this Game breaking tactic Nazi Germany was able to take control of key enemy bases and have a significant push against Russia. -
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Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa
On June 22, 1941, Adolf Hitler launched his armies eastward in a massive invasion of the Soviet Union: three great army groups with over three million German soldiers. Hitler did this to make a pathway straight to Moscow Russia. During the harshest time of the russian year with Heavy Rains and cold climate This led to the fail of Operation Barbarossa to capture control of Moscow Russia -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
Just before 8 a.m. on December 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii.japan wanted to take out a key american base. This resultedd in the U.S joining the war -
Wansee Conference
Wansee Conference
On January, 20, 1942, Reinhard Heydrich, Himmler's second in command of the SS, convened the Wannsee Conference in Berlin with 15 top Nazi bureaucrats to coordinate the Final Solution (Endlösung) in which the Nazis would attempt to exterminate the entire Jewish population of Europe, an estimated 11 million persons. This led to the creation of several concentration camps -
Operation Gomorrah
Operation Gomorahh
On this day in 1943, British bombers raid Hamburg, Germany, by night in Operation Gomorrah, while Americans bomb it by day in its own “Blitz Week.” Britain and the U.S. Did this to weaken heavily Guarged German Cities. More than 9000 people were killedand 28,000 buildings were destroyed -
D-Day (Normandy Invasion)
D-Day
During World War II (1939-1945), the Battle of Normandy, which lasted from June 1944 to August 1944, resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s control. D-Day was initiated to begin the allied expansion into France. The Invasion was a sucess and was a big bupset against Nazi Germany -
Battle of The Buldge
Battle of the Buldge
In December 1944, Adolph Hitler attempted to split the Allied armies in northwest Europe by means of a surprise blitzkrieg thrust through the Ardennes to Antwerp.The Battle of the Buldge was one of the bloodiest battles fought during WW2 and had over 100,000 Casualities -
Operation Thunderclap
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Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of Iwo Jima
Three U.S. marine divisions landed on the island in February 1945. Iwo Jima was defended by roughly 23,000 Japanese troops, who fought from an elaborate network of caves, tunnels and underground installations.The American amphibious invasion of Iwo Jima during World War II stemmed from the need for a base near the Japan As one of the Fiercest battles of WW2 The U.S claimed the island of Iwo Jima -
Battle of Okinawa
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VE Day
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Droping of The Atomic Bomb
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VJ Day