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Second Sino-Japanese War, conflict that broke out when China began a full-scale resistance to the expansion of Japanese influence in its territory. The war, which remained undeclared until December 9, 1941, divided into three things, rapid Japanese advance until the end of 1938, virtual stalemate until 1944, and then Allied counterattacks, principally in the Pacific and on Japan’s home islands, brought about Japan’s surrender. https://www.britannica.com/event/Second-Sino-Japanese-War -
Blitzkrieg is a german word for lightning war. Germanys strategy was to avoid a long war in the first phase of World War II in Europe. Germanys strategy was to defeat its opponents in a series of short campaigns. https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/blitzkrieg-lightning-war -
Between 9 May and 22 June 1940, a remarkable German assault on north-west Europe, known as the Battle of France, resulted in the capture and subjugation of not only France but three other countries – Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Belgium. It also witnessed the retreat of the British Army and its evacuation home from Dunkirk – controlled from Dover Castle – and other western French ports. https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/dover-castle/history-and-stories/fall-of-france/ -
The attack pearl harbor was a surprise military strike. This strike was by the Japanese navy air service on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu. This action caused America to join the war. -
High ranking nazi part and german government officials gathered together. They gathered at a villa in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee. They gathered to discuss and coordinate the implementation of what they called the "final solution of the jewish question". https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/wannsee-conference-and-the-final-solution -
Battle of Midway, World War II naval battle, fought almost entirely with aircraft, in which the United States destroyed Japan’s first-line carrier strength and most of its best trained naval pilots. Together with the Battle of Guadalcanal, the Battle of Midway ended the threat of further Japanese invasion in the Pacific. https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/world-war-ii/1942/midway.html -
Battle of Stalingrad, successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad, Russia, U.S.S.R., during World War II. Russians consider it to be one of the greatest battles of their Great Patriotic War, and most historians consider it to be the greatest battle of the entire conflict. It stopped the German advance into the Soviet Union and marked the turning of the tide of war in favor of the Allies. https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Stalingrad -
Italian Campaign, (July 9, 1943–May 2, 1945), during World War II, the Allied invasion and conquest of Italy. Military operations in Italy and southern France, With the success of operations in North Africa and Sicily, the next logical step for the Allies in the Mediterranean was a move against mainland Italy. German forces in Italy resisted the Allied advance, however, and they were led by Field Marshal Albert Kesselring, one of Adolf Hitler’s ablest commanders. https://www.britannica.com -
On June 6, 1944 the Allies launched the long-anticipated invasion of Normandy, France. Soldiers from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations faced Hitler's formidable Atlantic Wall as they landed on the beaches of Normandy. This was the event of D-Day. https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/d-day-and-normandy-campaign#:~:text=On%20June%206%2C%201944%2C%20the,on%20the%20beaches%20of%20Normandy. -
Battle of the Bulge was the last major German offensive on the Western Front during World War. It was an unsuccessful attempt to push the Allies back from German home territory. The “bulge” refers to the wedge that the Germans drove into the Allied lines. -
Battle of Iwo Jima, World War II conflict between the United States and the Empire of Japan. The United States mounted an amphibious invasion of the island of Iwo Jima as part of its Pacific campaign against Japan. A costly victory for the United States, the battle was one of the bloodiest in the history of the U.S. Marine Corps and was cited as proof of the Japanese military’s willingness to fight to the last man. -
V-J Day, or Victory over Japan Day, marks the end of World War II, one of the deadliest and most destructive wars in history. When President Harry S. Truman announced on Aug. 14, 1945, that Japan had surrendered unconditionally, war-weary citizens around the world erupted in celebration.
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VE Day, 'Victory in Europe Day', marks the day towards the end of World War Two when fighting against Nazi Germany in Europe came to an end. On 8 May 1945, Prime Minister Winston Churchill made an announcement on the radio at 3pm. This announcement was that the war in Europe had come to an end, following Germany's surrender the day before. -
At 8.15 on the morning of 6th August 1945, the Japanese city of Hiroshima was devastated by the first atomic bomb to be used as a weapon of war. The bomb, nicknamed `Little Boy’, was dropped from the USAAF B29 bomber `Enola Gay’ and exploded some 1,800 feet above the city. Many were instantly vaporized by the explosion, others died afterwards from the effects of burns and radiation. -
As Allied troops moved across Europe against Nazi Germany in 1944 and 1945, they encountered concentration camps, mass graves, and other sites of Nazi crimes. The unspeakable conditions the liberators confronted shed light on the full scope of Nazi horrors. 2020 marked the 75th anniversary of the liberation of prisoners from Nazi concentration camps and the end of Nazi tyranny in Europe.