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German forces invaded Poland in three different directions, and after only a few weeks they had a sizable advantage against the polish military.
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The German term for 'lightning war', this mikitary tactic is based on dense use of tanks and was successful in many German battle victories.
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Once German forces invaded France, it didn't take long before the French surrendered the entire city of Paris to nazi troops.
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The code name for Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union, operation Barbarossa was the largest invasion force in the history of warfare.
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The event that catapulted the US into WW2, the pearl harbor bombing was a devestating day for the citizens and soldiers in hawaii, and throughout the country.
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A decisive naval battle in the pacific theater of world war 2, the battle of midway acted as a retaliation to the Pearl Harbor bombings 6 months prior.
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The allies attempt to take back France from the axis powers, the d-day invasion was arguably the most decisive battle in the war against germany.
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a surprise attack by German forces, the battle of the bulge was a full scale attack through the Ardennes forest in pursuit of Belgium.
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A major battle in which US forces captured the island of Iwo Jima, the US planned to use the island as a staging area for major attacks on the Japanese mainland
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Short for victory in Europe day, VE Day marked the end of the US's campaign in Europe. This day came about shortly after Hitler's death
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Two bombs were dropped within a week in the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing thousands of Japanese civilians.
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Short for victory over Japan day, this signified the US's end of fighting in Japan. This day came in the form of a Japanese surrender, shortly after the dropping of two atomic bombs.
