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Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad -
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Kristallnacht
Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels announced a government-sanctioned reprisal against the Jews -
Germany invades poland
The Polish army was defeated within weeks of the invasion. -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air forces, -
Peral Harbor
On December 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. -
Battle of MIdway
fought in June 1942, must be considered one of the most decisive battles of World War Two. -
D-Day
On D-Day alone, the Allies flew 14000 sorties; the German air force managed only 500 sorties. -
Battle of Leyte Gulf
also called battle for leyte gulf. -
Iwo Jima
was a major battle in which the United States fought for and captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Empire of Japan. -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
the United States used its massive, atomic weapon against Hiroshima, Japan. This atomic bomb
