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German BlitzKreig
BlitzKreig a German word meaning lightning war, a war tactic used by Adolf Hitler to destroy the stratagies of the allied powers on the western front, they stormed the trenches with everything they had decimating the defenses http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/blitzkrieg -
Eistiens letter to FDR about the Atomic bomb
In the Time of war Germans were secretly creating a secret weapon to destroy the opposition. Albert Einstein heard of the German plan and alerted the allies of how to make this super weapon. The Weapon was the Atomic Bomb. This letter sparked a secret plan known as the Manhattan Project. http://www.atomicarchive.com/Docs/Begin/Einstein.shtml -
Fall of Paris
After WWI France had built up fortifications on the Maginot Line was formed to Defend France from Germany. But Germany had a secret plan to go Through Holland and Belgium to launch an attack that no one saw coming -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was a Naval Base in Hawaii for the United States Military during WWII and was a Target for the Japanese so they could take the pacific islands. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor -
Battle of Midway
Months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, The United states had a great Naval battle with Japan after they predicted another attack and did some permanent damage to the Japanese navy -
Wannsee Conference
This was the last resort of the nazis for the Jewish people. They made the call to send them to concentration camps and work camps to develop war material eventually to be killed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-wannsee-conference -
Battle of Stalingrad
The battle of Stalingrad was a Battle in Russia against the Nazi Germany, Germany broke their peace treaty with the soviets and attacked them making his biggest mistake by attacking in the middle of winter just like Napoleon Bonaparte. It was a win for Russia over Germany http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingrad -
D-Day
The Battle of Normandy lasted a long time, and Ended in the aid of the allies and the under preparation from the Nazis.Allied powers rushed the beach with around 156,000 soldiers rushed the beach -
Battle of Okinawa
The last major battle of WWII and it took place on the pacific island of Okinawa as a last stitch effort to push onto Japans defenses. This was weeks away from Germany's surrender and is what made Japan quit the war. -
Battle of the bulge
German forces made a surprise attack on the allies and used Blitzkreig tactics to split up allied troops and take key points http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-the-bulge -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Famous battle and huge for the United states marine corps. Roughly 23,000 Japanese forces defended the island and were wiped out within a month of battle with the Americans http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-iwo-jima -
VE day
Victory in Europe day
The day that all German forces finally laid down their arms http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/victory-in-europe -
Dropping the Atomic Bomb
In Hiroshima was a city in Japan which was demolished by an atomic bomb at the very end of WWII http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-bomb-dropped-on-hiroshima -
VJ Day
The day of Victory for the Americans in the country of japan after the bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/v-j-day -
Liberation of the concentration camps
During the end of WWII the allies captured land with concentration camps for the Jewish people and relieved them of the nazi rule. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/liberation_camps_01.shtml -
Operation ThunderClap
This was the start of a new tactic of the allies to air raid/ bomb multiple German key points for their military like oil mines and also bombing train stations so supplies couldn't be distributed efficiently http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/firebombing-of-dresden