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German Invasion of poland
Germany finally begins invading Poland,world war 2 breaks out in Europe. -
Fall of France
Germany begins the invasion of France. -
Operation Barbossa
Nazi Germany's invasion of the soviet union in world war 2. -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese forces attack the american naval base on the island of Hawaii,a critical position to have to control the pacific.Sends the US into world war 2. -
Battle of Midway
A naval battle six months after pearl harbor in the pacific.One of the first major victories for the US in the pacific.Also was considered the payback for Pearl Harbor -
Battle of Stalingrad
A major battle on the eastern front of Europe. Where the soviet union and Germans fought for 5 months over control of the southern city of Stalingrad. -
Allied Invasion of Italy
The allies amphibious invasion of the Italian mainland.In the Italian campaign of world war 2. -
D-Day
Allied invasion of Normandy in operation overload,it resulted in the liberation of allied Europe from Nazi Germany. -
Battle of the Bulge
The final major German offensive of world war 2,it took place in the Ardness forest region of Belgium. -
Liberation of Auschwitz
The Soviet army liberated the concentration of Auschwitz.The largest concentration and killing camp in WW2. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
A major battle in the pacific,when US marines captured the island of Iwo Jima from the japanese. One of the biggest victories in the pacific -
Battle Of Okinawa
A series of battles on the Japanese Ryukyu islands.The main central battle took place on the island of Okinawa -
VE day
A public "holiday" in Europe when Nazi Germany unconditionally surrendered. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
the first ever deployed atomic bomb in world history was dropped over the Japanese city of Hiroshima was dropped by the US in the final days of world war 2. -
Nagasaki,Japanese surrender
The second atomic bomb ever used.Is dropped on the japanese city of nagasaki by the US. Japanese finally surrender.
