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The Germans invaded Poland, they broke through the defences quickly and advanced on Warsaw, the polish capital. causing many othe the citizens to flee. -
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German armies outflanked the intact Maginot Line and pushed deep into France, they did this to prevent the Allied air power from threatening the industrial area of the Ruhr. -
Over 338,000 British and French troops were safely evacuated from Dunkirk. -
The Germans bombed London and other strategic cities across Britain for eight months. These attacks were authorized by Adolf Hitler himself. -
A surprise military bombing of the military base in pearl harbor, executed by the Japanese. -
The Bataan Death March was a march a crossed the Philopenas that that 76,000 POW were forced to endure. This was organized by the Japanese and 66,000 of the POW were Filipino. -
The Doolittle's Raid was an attack on Japanese cities with the hopes of raising American spirits and incite fear in the Japanese, after the attack on Pearl Harbor. -
A battle on the pacific Ocean between the Japanese and the US, that changed the outcome of the war. The Japanese lost a total of 320 planes. -
The allied troops landed on the coast of Normandy, to liberate Europe and fend off Germany. It resulted in a German surrender in one year. -
The Americans landed on Guadalcanal, Tulagi, and Florida Island to use them as bases to support the campaign of neutralizing Japan. -
The Soviets launched a counteroffensive against the Germans. They quickly encircled the entire German army, and they surrendered when they only had 91,000 soldiers left from their total of 220,000. -
An attack launched with the purpose of knocking Italy out of the war, and to use up the Germans troops. This Campaign resulted in around 60,000–70,000 Allied and over 100,000 German soldiers deaths. -
The battle of Bulge was the last German offence. The catastrophic German loss in numbers allowed for the allied forces to end the Normandy Invasion in four months of time. -
In this plan they seized key bridges in the Netherlands with the goal of out flanking Nazi Germany. they did this by sending out airborne units that would land with parachutes and gliders. -
This was the largest navel battle in modern history, and was fought by the Japanese and the US. The Japanese lost almost all of their navy. -
An invasion of the island Iwo Jima by the US. It was also one of the bloodiest battles in Marine Corps history. After the battle Iwo Jima served as an emergency landing site for the US saving 24,000 US soldiers. -
This battle was fought between the US and Japan, it resulted in the victory for the US and mass casualties on both sides. The Japanese often chose suicide instead of being taken prisoner. -
Applause erupted around the world to celebrate the end of the World War in Europe. -
When the US dropped two atomic bombs on Japan. causing thousands of casualties, and marking the end of WWII. -
Japan lost all of their war conquered territories, only keeping their home land.