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Kristallnacht
When Nazi troopers destroyed Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues. Many Jews were arrested in Germany and Austris. -
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Wannsee Conference
Was held in Germany. Helped plan the murder of European Jews. -
Battle of Stalingrad
When the Nazi's and their allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city Stalingrad. Today the name of the city is Volgograd. -
Casablanca Conference
Was held in Casablanca, Morocco. It was the meeting of U.S. President Frankln D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and French generals Henri H. Giraud and Charles de Gaulle. A declaration pledged that the war would end only with the surrender of the Axis states. -
Italy declares war on Germany
Italy declaeds war on Germany and joins the battle on the side of the Allies. The itialians invaded Rome to gain control over the Germans and eventually succeeded. -
Operation Overlord
Was code name for the Balle of Normany. Was also the largest sea invasion in history. Is also known as D-Day. Almost 160,000 troops crossed the English Channel on June 6th. -
Anzio Invation
Rome fell and Germany took over, -
Libaration of Paris
Was the end of Operation Overlord. tMarked the Liberation of France by the Allies, the restoration of the French Republic and the exile of the Vichy government to Sigmaringen in Germany. -
Battle of the Bulge
Was launched toward the end of World War II through the Ardennes Mountains in Wallonia in Belgium. It was also the largest and bloodiest battle that the U.S. fought in World War II. -
Yalta Conference
Franklin D. Roosevelt for the U.S., Winston Churchill for Britain, and Joseph Stalin met to discuss was stratagies. This conference confirmed the policy from the Casablanca Conference demanding Germany to surrender forever. -
V-E Day
Britain and the U.S. celebrate victory in Europe Day. Cities in both countries put out flags and banners praising in the defeat of the Nazis. -
Nuremburg Trials
Was two sets of trials of Nazis involved in crimes committed during the Holocaust of World War II. The first trial the Trial of the Major War Criminals before the International Military Tribunal. The second set of trials was under Control Council at the U.S. Nuremberg Military Tribunals.
