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The attack was sounded with the predawn shelling.
Due to Germany's superior military tactics, Poland fell very quickly. -
Fighter Command lost 25 pilots on 11 August 1940.
Due to a combination of strategic errors, the British Royal Air Force, including superior aircraft design and effective radar systems. -
The attack lasted only 1hr and 50 minutes.
It was common for brothers to serve together; Arizona had 37 sets of brothers aboard, only 15 surviving the attack. -
All eight of the Navy’s battleships were damaged, with two lost entirely and the rest taken out of commission.
Many thought the Japanese would win the battle and invade Midway -
Hitler's hubris determined him to take the city named after his opponent.
their was over 10,000 death a day. -
This was the first major joint operation between the US and UK. -
They uncovered more than 5 million cultural items.
One of the nazis secret mission was to collect European artwork. -
Over 200,000 Germans died, and over 800,000 soviet people died. this battle wanted to destroy the soviet salient around the city of kursk. -
The landing craft boats were designed for use in Louisiana swamps.
At Omaha Beach, 9,387 Americans are buried. -
Antwerp was targeted by V2 rockets.
Germany was short on fuel during this battle. -
There was a total of 70,000 U.S. marine soldiers and 18,000 Japanese soldiers.
after this war the United States cleaned up the war site. -
Over 140,000 Okinawan civilians were killed.
They used the kamikaze tactics extensively. -
FDR is buried in Springwood estate in Hyde Park, New York, United States.
He also had a dog, a Scottish terrier to be exact. -
Hitler's last words were, "It is finished, goodbye."
Germans had a mix of feelings after he died. -
70% of all buildings were burned.
Hiroshima became the first city in the world to be struck by an atomic bomb. -
After the bombing, no one could live in Nagasaki because the radiation levels were too high.
Nagasaki was the 2nd oldest port open to foreign trade.