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Auschwitz/ Dachau Death Camps
Dachau was the first Nazi Concentration camp, which was established a bit more than five weeks after Adolf Hitler came to power. Auschwitz was the largest concentration camp, found near the town of Oswiecim in southern Poland. -
Munich Conference
A settlement reached by Germany, Great Britain, France, and Italy that permitted German annexation of the Sudetenland, in western Czechoslovakia -
German Invasion of Poland
German forces under the command of Adolf Hitler launched in attack on Poland, starting World War Two. -
Battle of France
Germany invades and captures the Low Countries and France -
Battle of Britain
Britain successfully defends against the German Air Force. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan launches a surprise attack on the the American military base in Pearl Harbor. This led to America coming into World War Two. -
Bataan Death March
A 66 mile march in the Philippines that 76,000 prisoners of war were forced to do by the Japanese military. -
The Battle of Midway
A naval battle fought almost entirely with aircrafts, in which America destroyed Japan's first line carrier strength and most of it's best trained naval pilots. -
Los Alamos New Mexico - Manhattan Project
A project by the US Government that produced the first atomic bombs in history. -
Operation Torch
The Allies invade North Africa to draw Axis forces away from the eastern front. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Soviets successfully defend Stalingrad from German Forces. -
D-Day
Allied forces invade Normandy, France by way of beach landings. -
The Bombing of Dresden
Allied bombing raids that almost completely destroyed Dresden, Germany. -
The Battle of Iwo Jima
The United States launched an amphibious invasion invasion on the Battle of Iwo Jima. -
The Italian Campaign
Allies invade Axis Italy to crush Italian Axis forces, and draw German troops away from main allied advance through Berlin. -
Hiroshima/ Nagasaki
The atomic bomb known as the Little Boy was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, and the Fat Boy was dropped on Nagasaki three days later. This led to Japan surrendering, ending World War Two. -
Annexation of Austria
German tropes march into Austria to annex the German-speaking nation for the Third Reich.