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ww2
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stalingrad
the battle of stalingrad was the true turning point in WWII. it ended any realistic plans hitler had of europe domination. the Nazis tried to push o, but they where truely defeated by the harsh winters. nazi armies where forced to retreat westward back to germany. instead, it was the Soviet Union that went on the offense. -
battle of Midway
the battle of Midway was the true turning point of the war in the pacific. Ending the seemingly unstopable japanese advance. japan still had a powerful navy, committed troops, and fortified position. But it would never again threatend Hawaii or pacific. -
Allies invade Italy
ike hoped to to trap Axis forces in Sisicly, but they escaped to the Italian mainland. still the 38 day campain achieved important results. it gave the Allies complete control of the western mwditerranean. it paved the way for an insasion of Italy. it also ended the rule of Benito mussolini. -
D-Day
more than 11,000 planes prepared the way attempting to destroy german communication and transportation networks and soften Nazi beach defenses. ohmaha was one of the beaches assigned to the US, and it was the heaviest resestant. on the cliffs over looking the beach, the Germans had dug trenches and built small concrete pillbox structures from which heavy artillery could be fired. -
allies liberate Paris
hitler had ordered his generals to detsroy the French capital. but the disobeyed him, leaving the "City Of Lights" as beutiful as ever. as papisians celebrated, Allied troops kept advancing. this gave the Nazis a feeling of hopelessness. -
Battle of the Bulge
the Battle of the Bulge was a desperate attempted to drive a wdge betwee Americans and British forces. Insteand, it crippled Germany by using its reserves and demoralizing its troops. ultimately it shortended the time Hitler had left. -
Iwo Jima
A 5-mile -long island 650 miles southeast of Tokyo, United States Marines faced a dug-in, determined enemy. In 36 days of fighting, more than 23,000 marines became casualties. but they took the island. the famous photograph of six Marines planting the American Flag on Iwp Jima symbolizing the heroic sacrifice of American soilders. -
Okinawa
it was even deadlier than Iwo Joma. only 340 miles from japan Okinowa cotained a vital air base, necessary for operation in the pacific campaingn, involving half a milling troops and 1213 war ships. U.S. forces finally took Okinowa but at a coast rughly 50,000 casualties. -
V-E Day
in a little French schoolhouse that served as Eisenhowers head quarters, Germany surrendered. americans celibrated V-D. Sadley FDR wasnt around to see it. he had died a few weeks earlier. it would be up the the new President, Harry S. Truman, to see the nation through to final victory. -
atom bomb dropped on Japan
on August 6, 1945, U.S. pilots dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. it exploded at 9:45 a.m. Within two minutes, more than 60,000 of Hiroshima's 344000 residents were dead or missing. then on August 9 they dropped a second bomb on Nagasaki, killing 35000 resedents.
