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The invasion of Poland was the start of WW2. It truly showed Hitlers intentions by wanting to wage war.
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The Germans captured the Island of Crete. The Germans made a large use of paratroopers during the invasion and suffered from a lot of losses from using them so this was the last time the Germans used them.
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This was one of the most important battles of WW2, because the Soviets were able to prevent the capture of their capital from the Germans. It is also important because it was one of the largest battle casualties with over a half a million.
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The U.S. Naval base in Pearl Harbor was surprised attack from the Japanese forces. This was a surprise because the Japanese were talking to us about peace and gave us a peace medal.
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In this battle the American troops surrenders to the Japanese troops for the capture of a small Island, which was in the central Pacific Ocean. The island had civilians that were defending against invaders from Japan.
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This was the first carrier v.s. carrier battle not just in WW2 but in history. It is was also important because the allies stopped the Japanese advance.
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It was a Navy battle between U.S. and the Japanese in the Pacific six months after the Pearl Harbor attack. The U.S. Navy took a victory from this battle, which was a revenge from the Pearl Harbor attack.
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It was the first steps of the United States Pacific Fleet and Marine Corps across the central Pacific. The purpose of this was to establish airfields and naval bases across the Central Pacific.
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The invaders destroyed or damaged 250 Japanese in the air and on the ground. This occurred by fragmentation and incendiary bombs hat were dropped on a truck seaplane.
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A group of allied forces launched a with a combined naval, land and air assault on the Nazi occupied land in France. This marked the start to liberate north-west Europe from the places where it is occupied from the Germans.
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The Soviet army destroyed their enemy Nazi Germany's Army Group Center. They drove thousands of tanks with hundreds of thousands of Soviet troops into the Third Reich itself.
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It was an invasion on the Philippines to prevent the American forces from using it for an advance base of operations. It was also for the Japanese to acquire it for staging areas and supply bases.
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After the Battle of the Bulge, the Germans were not able to launch another offense. Which made this the last major offense from the Nazi’s in WW2.
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Compared to all of the battles in WW2 this was the largest battle of them all. This battle cause the German army to surrender and the end of Hitlers rule.
