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The Holocaust
The Holocaust was the murder of approximately six million Jews by the Nazi regime. The Nazis, who came to power in Germany in January 1933, believed that Germans were "racially superior" and that the Jews, deemed "inferior," were "unworthy of life." -
World War II begins
Germany Invades Poland without any decleration of war. -
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WWII Important Events
10 Major events of WWII. Starting from the day it began, September.1. 1939, to the very last day of battle, September. 2. 1945. -
Stalingrad
Four million troops poured over the Russian border. Within one month, over two and half million Russians had been killed, wounded or captured. -
Pearl Harbor
•The Japanese attacked the United States without warning.
The attack lasted 110 minutes, from 7:55 a.m. until 9:45 a.m.
A total of 2,335 U.S. servicemen were killed and 1,143 were wounded. Sixty-eight civilians were also killed and 35 were wounded. -
U.S Gets Involved in WWII
Germany and Italy, Japan's axis partners, declare war on the United States. The United States declares war on Germany, Italy, and Japan. -
D-Day
June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed on a 50-mile stretch of heavily guarded French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. -
Hitler Commits Suicide
Adolf Hitler commits suicide in Berlin. -
Germany Surrenders
The German army signs an unconditional surrender. -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The Japanese fought on even after the war in Europe ended. Truman decided to use the newly developed atomic bomb to end the war quickly and prevent more U.S. casualties. -
World War II Ends
A formal surrender ceremony is conducted in Tokyo Bay on the U.S. battleship Missouri. World War II officially ends.
