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The invasion of Poland was a military attack on Poland by Nazi Germany. It marked the beginning of World War II. -
The invasion of French North Africa during the Second World War. It Boosted American morales. -
The Battle of Britain was an air campaign waged between the Luftwaffe and the United Kingdom. It was the First Major Air Battle. -
The bombing of Pearl Harbor was a surprise military attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy on the U.S. Pacific. The attack led to the U.S. declaring war on Japan. -
The Battle of Midway was a decisive naval battle fought between the United States and Japan near Midway Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. -
The Battle of Stalingrad was a pivotal World War II battle fought between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany over the city of Stalingrad. -
The program was an international group established in 1943 that worked under the Civil Affairs and Military Government Sections to help protect cultural property during and after World War II. -
The Battle of Kursk was a major World War II engagement fought between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany near the city of Kursk in southwestern Russia. -
The Allies launched the long-anticipated invasion of Normandy, France. -
The atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima marked the first use of nuclear weapons in warfare. -
The Battle of the Bulge was a last-ditch attempt by the German army during World War II to push back against the Allied forces in Western Europe. -
The Battle of Okinawa was the last major battle of World War II and the bloodiest of the Pacific campaign. -
The Battle of Iwo Jima was an epic military campaign between U.S. Marines and the Imperial Army of Japan. -
He collapsed and died of a cerebral hemorrhage. -
He committed suicide via a gunshot to the head. -
It marked the second use of a nuclear weapon in warfare.