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Germany's Invasion of Poland
One morning german troops invaded poland.German bombed polish air fields.Adolf Hitler said that the invaisin was defesive action.Britane and France knew it was a lie.On september 3 they declared war which brought about world war II. -
Fall of Paris
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Operation Barbarossa
Jun 1941 Adolf Hitler took his army eastward in an invasion of the solvet union.Three thousand tanks smashed across the frontier.The invaision covered a distance of two thousand miles.Barbarossa was the crucial turning point in world war two. -
Pearl Harbor
December 7 1941 hundreds of japenese planes attacked pearl harbor.The Japenese managed to destroy 20 navel vessels.They also destroyed 8 battleships and 300 planes.2,000 solideirs died and 1,000 were wounded. -
Wannsee Conference
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Battle of Midway
Six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor the U.S. defeted Japan.The U.S. was able to preempt and counter Japans planned ambush.Adramal Yamamoto Isoroku Japanese fleet commander chose to invade a target relativly close to pearl harhor to draw out american fleet. -
Operation Gomorrah
1943 bitish bombers raid hamburg germaney by night.Briten had suffered the death of 167 civilians.British aircrafts dropped 2,300 tons of bombs on hamburg.1,500 germans were killed.Briten lost 12 air crafts. -
Allied Invasion of Italy
on the day of the landing the italian government agreed to surrender.No public anouncement was made until september 8.By the spring of 1943 opposition groups in italy were uniting to overthrow mussolini and make peace with the allies. -
D-Day
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LIberation of Concentration Camps
Solvet solidiers were the first to liberate concentraion camp.On jult 23 1944 they entered the majdandk camp.On january 27 1945 they entered auschwitz and there found hundreds of sick and exausted prisoners. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
the american invasion of iwo jima during world war II stemmed from the need for a base by the japanese coast.three u.s. marine divisions landed on this island in febuary 1945.iwo jima was defended by 23,000 japanese army and navy trops. -
VE Day
on this day 1945 both great briten and and united states celebrated victory.cities in both nations put out baners and flags.rerjocing in the defet of the nazi. -
Dropping of the Atomic Bomb
The U.S. becomes the first and only nation to use atomic weaponry.They dropped the atomic bomb on the japanese city of hiroshima.The dropping of the atomic bomb on japan was the end of world war II. -
VJ Day
On august 15 1945 news of surrender was announced.This sparked celibrations over the end of world war II.On september 2 1945 a formal surrender ceromony was held.President Truman declared september 2 to be VJ day. -
Battle of Bulge
