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Known as one of the bloodiest and fiercest battles. -
Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union launched a joint attack on the Republic of Poland leading to its division. -
The Royal Airforce defended the United Kingdom against attacks by the German Luftwaffe. -
Japan launched a surprise attack on the U.S. at the naval base in Pearl Harbor Hawaii, this marked the United States' entry into World War II. -
On this morning aircraft from Japanese carriers attacked and damaged the US base on Midway. -
Allied forces launched the biggest seaborne invasion in history. -
The Allied invasion of French North Africa during WWII -
Allied armies protected art and monuments. -
An eastern front battle between the German and Soviet forces. -
The last major German offensive on the western front. -
The United States mounted an amphibious invasion of the island of Iwo Jima as part of its Pacific campaign against Japan, this battle lasted up to 36 days and is known to be the bloodiest in Marine Corps history. -
This battle was fought to secure the island of Okinawa and use it as a base to invade mainland Japan, most Japanese soldiers refused to surrender and fought to the death. -
FDR died after collapsing because of a cerebral hemorrhage. -
Hitler died after shooting himself in the head after it became clear that he would lose the battle. -
The U.S. detonated two atomic bombs over the japenese cities of Heroshima and Nagasaki, this killed many people. -
The U.S. detonated two atomic bombs over the japenese cities of Heroshima and Nagasaki, this killed many people.