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The invasion of Poland, also known as the September Campaign, Polish Campaign, and Polish Defensive War of 1939, was a joint attack on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany, the Slovak Republic, and the Soviet Union, which marked the beginning of World War II. -
The Battle of Britain, a pivotal air campaign in World War II, saw the Royal Air Force (RAF) successfully defend the United Kingdom against the German Luftwaffe's relentless attacks from July to October 1940, ultimately preventing a German invasion -
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Empire of Japan on the United States Pacific Fleet at its naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941. At the time, the U.S. was a neutral country in World War II. -
The two atomic bombs dropped on Japan in 1945 killed and maimed hundreds of thousands of people, and their effects are still being felt today. -
a pivotal naval battle fought in the Pacific Ocean during World War II, where the United States Navy decisively defeated the Imperial Japanese Navy near Midway Island between June 3-6, 1942 -
the Soviet Union defeat Nazi Germany in a protracted and costly urban battle, ultimately turning the tide of the war in favor of the Allies -
the code name for the Allied invasion of French North Africa in November 1942 -
In 1943, the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program (MFAA) was established under the Civil Affairs and Military Government sections of the Allied armies as part of a concerted effort to protect artworks, archives, and monuments of historical and cultural significance as the Allies advanced across Europe -
a major World War II Eastern Front battle fought between July 5 and August 23, 1943, saw the largest tank battle in history, resulting in a decisive Soviet victory and marking the end of the German offensive capability on the Eastern Front -
the allied invasion of Normandy -
the last major German offensive on the Western Front during World War II -
The Battle of Okinawa was a brutal land, sea, and air battle that took place from April 1 to June 22, 1945. It was the last major amphibious assault of World War II and the bloodiest battle in the Pacific -
The Battle of Iwo Jima (19 February – 26 March 1945) was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps (USMC) and United States Navy (USN) landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during World War II. -
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. He is the longest-serving U.S. president, and the only one to have served more than two terms. -
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On 6 and 9 August 1945, the United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively