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WW2
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Japanese Invasion of China
Japan invaded China and it caused many issues between the two countries. -
Germany's Invasion of Poland
Germany invaded Poland and was not afraid of the soviet union intervening. The Polish army was defeated. -
German Blitzkrieg
Meaning "Lightening War" this was a military tactic to prevent things that happened during WW1. -
Operation Barbarossa
A code name for Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union. During this invasion it was a brutal fight. -
Pearl Harbor
Hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii. This battle lasted two hours, and it was devastating. -
Wannsee Conference
Nazi Germany officials came and discussed the war in Wannsee Berlin -
Operation Gomorrah
This was a allied bombing of Hamburg Germany -
D-Day
160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline. This was a huge step for allied soldiers. -
Operation Thunderclap
This operation was a plan to bomb the eastern cities of Germany and completely destroying them. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
On this day U.S. marines invaded and eventually captured the small island of Iwo Jima in Japan. -
Dropping of the atomic bombs
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VJ Day
The announcement of surrender and often thought of end of WW2 -
Battle of the Bulge
