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Germany's invasion of Poland
Germany invaded poland
To unite a french-polish army
Germany invading poland initiated WW2 -
Operation Bararossa
Hitler launched his armies to invade the soviet union
based on the attack at blitzkrieg
Largest military attack of ww2 -
German Blitzkrieg
Germans wanted to defeat opponents in a series of short campaigns
wanted to breach enemy defences
German troops forced ememies to surrender -
Pearl Harbor
Hundreds of japanese fighter planes bombed pearl harbor
The american naval base was desgtroyed
More than 2000 american soldiers died
1000 were wounded -
Battle of Midway
6 months after the attack on pearl harbor
U.S. were able to counter attack Japans ambushes
Battle of Midway greatly affected Japans Navy -
D-Day
"Operation Overlord"
British and U.S. landed on a 50 mile stretch on Frances normady region
Opened a second front agianst the germans -
Liberation of Concentration Camps
After dismantaling these camps in 1943, most jews of Poland have been killed
The Soviets liberated Auschwitz
Soviets launch new offence liberating Warsaw and Krakow -
Battle of Bulge
Major German offensive campaign
Battle took place in forested regions
General George S. Patton lead the troops to the Allied defense neutralizing germans -
Battle of Iwo Jima
The capture of Iwo Jima was a part of AMericas three point plan
There were 22000 japaneese soldiers on the island
America wanted the island because it can be an emergency landing area if needed -
VE Day
The day Germain troops throuought Europe surrendered
The Nazis were defeated and the war was over -
Dropping of Atomic Bombs
American B-29 bomber dropped an atomic bomb on Japanese city of Hiroshima
Destroyed 90 percent of the city
Killed 80,000 people immediately
Thousands more die -
VJ Day
Japan surrendered Ending WWII
President Truman declared September 2 to be VJ Day.
