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Allied Victory
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Tehran, Iran Meeting
Britain, America, and Soviet Union met to discuss winning World War II and potential terms for a peace settlement. -
D-Day
Allies invaded the beaches of Normandy. This gave Allies a toehold in France. -
Allies Liberate Paris
Allies took back the French capital, making them one step closer to victory against Germany. -
Battle of The Bulge
A German counterattack designed to drive a wedge between Americans and British, instead it crippled Germany. It used Germany's reserves and demoralized their troops. -
Victory in Europe
Germany surrenders in a little French school house that served as Eisenhower's headquarters. -
First Atomic Bomb Tested
Manhattan project tested the first atomic bomb in a barren area outside of Alamogordo, New Mexico. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
U.S. pilots dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, it detonated at 8:15 A.M. 60,000 of the 344,000 Hiroshima residents were dead or missing two minutes after the blast. -
Bombing of Nagasaki and Soviet Union Declares war
U.S. dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki killing 35,000 residents. The Soviet Union declared war on Japan and invaded Manchuria. -
Victory in Japan Day
Japan surrenders unofficially to the Allies -
Japan surrenders
Japan officially surrenders to Allies
