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Germany ivaded Poland
After heavy boming Warsaw surrendered to Germany. -
German Blizkrieg
Started in 1939 lasted until 1940 a military tactic to create disorganized amoung enemy forces, German forces tried blizkrieq in Poland, Belgium, Netherlands, and France. -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese planes attack the American navel base in Honolulu, Hawaii the Japenese destroyed 20 American navel vessels, 8 battle ships, and 300 planes. 2,000 American solders and sailors died and 1,000 wounded. -
D-Day
156,000 American, British, and Canadian forces landed on five beaches with 50- mile streach of the heavily fortified coast of France's Normandy region. -
Iow Jima
A base near the Japanese coast three U.S. marine divisions landed on the island Iow Jima was defended by 23,000 Japanese army and navy troops after a month of fighting an American flag was raised in victory. -
Battle of Okinawa
287,000 troops of the U.S. against 130,000 Japanese solders. At stake were air bases that were vital to the project invasions of Japan. -
VE Day
Great Britian and the U>S> celebrate victory in Europe Day. -
Dropping of the atomic bombs
An American B-29 bomber dropped the first atomic bomb over Hiroshima. -
VJ Day
Victory over Japan Day where Japan announced their surrender. -
Battle of the Bulge
Hitler tried to split the allied armies in the northwest by using blitzkrieg the American forces tried to fight desprete battles to stem the German advances at St.Vith.