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Invasion of Poland
The Germans invaded Poland from the West on September 1, 1939. That scared the Soviet Union. So they invaded Poland from the east on September 17, 1939. They divided up all of Poland between them. The fighting in Poland stopped on October 6, 1939. This invasion started the second world war because America and Britain were allies of Poland.
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Battle Of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima started on February 19, 1941 and lasted five weeks.The Allied Forces had soldiers from Us Marine Corps and Navy. People believe that only 200 of the 21,000 Japanese soldiers on Iwo Jima survived. Out of 70,000 American troops who fought in Iwo Jima about 7000 were killed. -
Battle of Phillipines
The attack on Pearl Harbor on the island of Honolulu was a surprise attack just before 8 am on a Sunday morning. Pearl Harbor was a new naval base. The Imperial Japanese Navy made a preimptive strike on Pearl Harbor's naval and airforce bases. -
Battle of Barbarossa - The Struggle for Russia
The Germans invaded Moscow Russia with a blitzscrieg campaign. German soldiers came through Northern Russia. German flamethrowers attacked parts of the Soviet Union. Germany intended to repopulate Russia with Germans, use some of the captured as slaves, steal the oil reserves in the Caucasus Mountains, and exterminate the Slavic people.
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Battle of Wake Island
The Wake Islands were attacked by Japan on December 8, 1941 was the same day as Pearl Harbor. American Forces surrendered to the Japanese on December 23, 1941. Japanese forces held the islands until the end WWII. -
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was the Battle of Ardennes. It was the last major attack of the Germans. It started in northern France and pushed through Belgium to Luxemborg on December 16 1944 and lasted until January 25, 1945.The Allied forces pushed back the Germans and retook the territory. It was called the battle of the Bulge because when the German forces attacked they pushed through the Allied Forces like a bulge. (www.american-historama.org) -
The Doolittle Raid
The Doolittle Raid happened on Aprl 18, 1942. It was a surprise attack on Tokyo, Japan by US bombers. The aircraft bomber pilots were trained by American Airforce Colonel James Doolttle. The 15 bombers also attacked Kobe, Osaka, and Yokosuka. Three of the fighter pilots were killed. Eight of the pilots were captured and tortured. (www.britannica.com) -
The Guadalcanal Campaign
The Guadalcanal Campaign was also codenamed Operation Watchtower. The Allied forces were made up of forces from the Guadalcanal Soloman Islands and American Forces. It was the first major offensive against the Empire of Japan after Pearl Harbor. -
Operation Torch
Operation Torch was an attack on 3 places in French North Africa at the same time. Casablanca, Oran, and Algiers in the countries of Morocco and Algeria. The Allied forces were the United States, United Kingdom, India, and the north African Free France forces. they fought against Vichy France, Algeria, Morocco, Germany and Italy
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Battle of Stalingrad
About 2 million people fought a bloody battle in close quarters and nearly all of them died including innocent civilians. Joseph Stalin head of sate and the Russians defended an attack from the Germans. The Russians lost successfully defended the attack they lost manpower and a lot of weaponry force. Adolf Hitler. Hitler was planning to over take Stalingrad. August 23, 1942- February 2, 1943
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Normandy (D-Day)
This was an Alled invasion of Normandy, France which was being occuppied by Germany and Italy. It was part of Operation Overlord and codenamed Operation Neptune but is mostly referred to as D-Day. Normandy France was considered the western front of World War II. It began the liberation of France. The Allies had forces from United States, United Kingdom, Canada, France, Australia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Norway, and New Zealand. They fought against Germany.
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The Phillipines Campaign
The Phillipines Campaign was an American an Phillipine offensive to fight the Japanese out of the Phillipines during WWII. The Japanese invaded the Phillipines in early 1942. The batlle went from October 20, 1944 to September 2, 1945. -
The Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa Island was the last major battle of WWII, and it was one of the bloodiest. It started April 1, 1945. 180,000 US Army and Marines landed on Okinawa. It was part of Operation Iceberg. Okinawa Island was the last island the Japanese could defend to try to keep the war out of the Japanese main land. -
The Battle of Berlin
The Battle of Berlin was one of the most intense battles in history. The Soviet forces were planning a fatal blow to Berlin, Germany. America and Great Britain were leading forces like the Red Army on the Floor.
The Battle of Berlin was the last major battle in Europe during the second world war. The German Army surrendered. Hitler lost.
The Battle of Berlin started April 16, 1945 and ended on May 2, 1945.
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