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British RAF and United States return the favor
They bomb Germany dropping 3,900 tons of highly explosives bombs. Destroying 1,600 of the city and 25,000 people were killed. It destroyed there industrial sites and there railroads. This was a major setback for germany -
Battle of Iwo Jima
One of the most famous battles of the war and also the bloodiest battle in the pacific war.the marines struggled to make it to the top of the mountain because of the Japanese onslaught. But on February 23rd they put up a flag at the top of the mountain and took one of the best pictures from the entire war. -
Battle of Okinawa
It was a bloody battle that started on April 1st and ended on June 2nd it claimed more life's then both atomic bombs that was used on Japan. Okinawa was the largest land and water war. Okinawa had lots of weapons and a strong air base. After the u.s. Won allies turned Okinawa into a base for the invasions of Japan home islands -
Hitler commits suicide
The end of the killing of the Jews and the end of Germany killing europe -
Britain and USA celebrate
On this day in 1945, both Great Britain and the United States celebrate Victory in Europe Day. Cities in both nations, as well as formerly occupied cities in Western Europe, put out flags and banners, rejoicing in the defeat of the Nazi war machine. -
The bombs that end ww2
President trueman tried to negotiate and get Japan to surrender or negotiate but they refused. So Trueman decides to drop two atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima on August 6th and August 9th killing thousands of people. The Japanese surrender and ww2 is ended on August 15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5OI9xrJ8Zw -
Europe after 1945
Continental Europe emerged from German domination in 1945, shattered and transformed. After the German surrender, Great Britain, the United States, France, and the Soviet Union divided Germany and Austria into four occupation zones, each to be administered by one of the victorious powers. The cities of Berlin and Vienna were similarly divided and occupied.
