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This was the second world war air campaign waged by the German Air Force against the United Kingdom during the summer and sutumn of 1940.
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This was a surprise attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base. This is important because this attack led United States into World War II.
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This battle was only 6 months after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. The United States Navy defeated an attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy. Damaging the Japanese fleet. This was Japan's first naval defeat since the Battle of Shimonoseki Straits in 1863
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Also called Operation Gymnast. Soviet Union had pressed the United States and United Kingdom to start operations in Europe and open a second front to reduce the pressure of German forces on teh Soviet troops.
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Help protect cultural property in war areas during and after WWII. Was to protect works of art and items of cultural importance that had been stolen by the Nazis or hidden for safekeeping.
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When America went to defeat Hitler. More than 9,000 Allied solders were killed or wounded.
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its was a Surprise attack. Was a major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France and Luxembourg on the western front.
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Battle of Iwo Jima also called Operation Detachment. This was a major battle in which the United States Armed Forces fought for and captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Empire. This was a five week battle, and was one of the bloodiest fighting of the war in the pacific of world war II.
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This battle was also called Operation Iceberg. This battle was fought on the Ryukyu Islands of Okinawa and was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War of World war II. Around 42,000-150,000 civilians were killed or committed suicide.
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FDR died from a massive cerebral hemorrhage giving him a shot of adrenaline into the heart in a vain attempt to revive him.
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Hitler committed suicide by a gun with his wife.
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This happened in Japan by the United States during the final stages of WWII. The two bombings were the first and remain the only use of nuclear weapons in wartime.
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America bombed Japan because they refused to surrender.