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Japanese soldiers invaded the Chinese city of Nanking and raped, beat, and killed men, women, and children. The Japanese general Matsui was found guilty of war crimes.
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This was the longest battle of WWII, it lasted from 1939 to 1945. The battle took place off the coast of South Spain. Thousands of sunken ships and hundreds of thousands of men killed. The battle ended with a German surrender.
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The German Army used the Blitzkrieg battle strategy which was very effective. Blitzkrieg translates to lightning war. The Germans used this to invade Belgium, the Netherlands, and France.
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The battle was a successful defense of Stalingrad for the Soviet Union. This is considered as one of the greatest military defenses of the entire conflict. This battle stopped Germany's advances into the U.S.S.R. and was a turning point for the allies.
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On June 6th, 1944, allied forces arrived on the shores of Normandy, France and moved into enemy territory and resulted in an allied liberation of Western Europe from the Nazi's. The invasion was the biggest marine ambush in history.
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The U.S. Air Force bombed the easter cities of Germany to disrupt production and trade. Dresden was the main focus of the firebombing. 135,000 killed.
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Military campaign between U.S. Marines and the Imperial Army of Japan. American forces invaded the island of Iwo Jima and the battle lasted 5 weeks. 200 of the 21,000 Japanese troops survived, and 7,000 marines were killed.
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The U.S. dropped 2000 tons of bombs all over a 16 square mile radius over 48 hours. Between 80-130 thousand Japanese civilians. The worst single firestorm the world's ever seen.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/firebombing-of-tokyo
