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Germany's Invasion of Poland
On the first of September, 1939, the German army invaded Poland, this happened because Hitler was trying to test the limits of his power and ended up Starting WW2 -
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German Blitzkrieg
in 1939, the German Army employed the use of the Blitzkrieg to help invade Poland, Belgium, the Netherlands, and France, the Blitzkrieg was a major impact due to the tactics ability to shorten military campaigns, save having to use soldiers, and limit expenditure of artillery -
Fall of Paris
on July 4th, 1940, the Germans invaded France and defeated all of the Allied forces, later, they attempted another invasion -
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
on December 7th, 1941, the Japanese forces dropped bombs on the harbor destroying 20 American naval vessels and killing/ wounding 3,400 Americans -
Bataan Death March
the Bataan death march was when the Japanese rounded up the Filipinos and Americans and forced to march some 65 miles from Mariveles -
D-Day / Normandy Invasion
on June 4th, 1944, the storming of the beaches of Normandy occurred and over 4000 allied troops had died, however the remaining 156,000 successfully invaded Normandy -
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Battle of the Bulge
In the Battle of the Bulge, the German army attempted to split the allies, as a result, the allies fought desperate battles and eventually made a formation resembling a bulge -
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Battle of Iwo Jima
In the battle of Iwo Jima, the americans needed a naval base near the Japanese coast and ended up invading Iwo Jima and fought approximately 23,000 Japanese soldiers. -
Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa was one of the last major battles of WW2 and also a very bloody one, the battle occurred because the allies made a last push on Japan and intended to invade all of the Ryoku Ialands -
VE Day
on VE day, America and Great Britain celebrated for their victory in Europe and beating the Nazi's -
Dropping of the Atomic Bombs
on August 6th, 1945, the Americans dropped Atomic Bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, completely destroying everything in it's path, there are still some shadows of where people were standing who got obliterated by the nuke. -
VJ Day
VJ day, also known as Victory over Japan day, was when the Americans finally beat the Japanese and ended WW2