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Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany. Hitler was elected for this position and didn't use any violence at this time. The Nazi party at that time gain about 40% of the vote. Info and Picture: http://www.historyinanhour.com/2010/01/30/hitler-becomes-chancellor/ -
D-Day
The D-Day was also known as the Battle of Normandy. It resulted in the the control of the Nazi party. About 156,000 troops from many countries attacked 5 beaches in France. Info and Picture : http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day -
Axis Powers break Non-Aggression Pact
The German Soviet Nonaggression pact also know as the Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression pact was a pact between Germany and the soviet union. It was a pact that lasted few days before WWII started and Europe was divided. Info: https://www.britannica.com/event/German-Soviet-Nonaggression-Pact
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Germany Invades Poland- WWII Begins
Germany invades Poland by the order of Hitler. They attacked Poland from ground and air. The purpose of this was to regain the lost territory from the Treaty of Versailles. Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-invades-poland
Picture: http://boards.4chan.org/pol/thread/118377640/breaking-germany-invades-poland -
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill becomes leader of British Government, he was known for the military leadership ability. Therefore he was able to invade many countries. Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/churchill-becomes-prime-minister
Picture: http://ww2history.com/key_moments/Western/Winston_Churchill_becomes_PM -
Italy Enters War
In the beginning Italy was not involved in World War II. After a while they declared war on France and Great Britain. Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/italy-declares-war-on-france-and-great-britain
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Battle of Britain
At this time Churchill stated that the battle in France will end, and they will start a battle in Britain. Four days after this speech the war in Britain began. Info: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/histories/battle_of_britain
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
At that day before 8 a.m Japanese fighter planes attacked an American naval base. They destroyed nearly 20 naval vessels. The base was a Pearl Harbor beside Honolulu in Hawaii. About 2000 Americans died and another 1000 were wound. Info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor
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Bataan Death March
At this day about 76.000 prisoners of war were forced to march 77 miles/ 106 Kilometers. They were forced by the Japanese military. Out of 76.000 prisoners only 54.000 prisoners reached the end. Info: https://www.britannica.com/event/Bataan-Death-March
Picture: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/albert-brown-oldest-survivor-world-war-ii-bataan-death-march-dies-105-article-1.949837 -
Battle of Coral Sea
Battle of Coral Sea was a naval battle fought in the Pacific. It was between the Japanese navy and the Australian and U.S air force. Many people died during this battle. Info: http://www.ww2australia.gov.au/asfaras/coralsea.html
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Battle of Midway
This was a battle between Japan and the United States. This battle occurred because Japan wanted to gain territory in East Asia because they had a shortage in resources and territory. So they attacked the U.S Pacific Fleet. Info: http://www.nationalww2museum.org/learn/education/for-students/ww2-history/at-a-glance/midway.html?referrer=https://www.google.com.eg/
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Battle of Stalingrad
In this battle about 2 million people died. The soviet was successful during this battle, in fact it was one of the most successful defenses in Russia. German was also involved in the war Info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingrad
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Italy surrenders
Dwight Eisenhower announced at that time that Italy will surrender to the allies. They did this for there benefit and to the whole worlds benefit. They tried to stop the war and make peace. Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/italian-surrender-is-announced
Picture: http://militarywiz.tumblr.com/post/55155158870/nisei-japanese-american-soldiers -
1st Liberation of Concentration Camps
The first concentration camp was liberated by the soviet soldiers. The concentration camp was one of the big camps in Poland. The camp was known as Majdanek camp. They also entered prisoner centers in there where they found hundreds of really sick prisoners that were is a really bad condition. Info: https://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007724
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Liberation of Paris
Right after the occupation of the Nazi party Paris was liberated. It was liberated by the French and also using the help of the U.S infantry. There was not good German defense at this time, so they took the advantage to liberate Paris. Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/paris-liberated
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Battle of Bulge
This battle was a battle that Hitler was involved in. The purpose of this battle was to break down the Allied armies in Europe. Germans attacked Americans to continue their plan. Info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-the-bulge
Picture: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-the-bulge-begins -
Battle of Iwo Jima
This was a battle that used both navy forces and air forces. The Americans attacked the Japanese army, but there was a great defense from Germany that included almost 23,000 troops, but still the U.S won the war. Info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-iwo-jima
Picture: https://www.emaze.com/@ATIQWLWF/Battle-of-iwo-jima -
Death of FDR
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the president of the U.S during the war. He look for peace in the beginning before entering the war. At this day when nothing was happening he just died, but not killed. The vice President Harry S. Truman took over. Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-dies
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Death of Hitler
The death of Hitler was a really wierd death because he committed suicide by shooting himself with a pistol, which no one expected him to do this after all of his success and after proving that he was really brave. After his death the Nazi party collapsed. Info and Picture: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-commits-suicide-in-his-underground-bunker -
Germany Surrenders
On this day Germany officially surrendered from the war to the allies. Alfred Jodl signed an official surrender for both east and west forces. It was really weird because it was unexpected. This ended the war completely. Info and Picture:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/07/germany-surrenders-allies-date-nazis-wwii_n_3230901.html -
Atomic Bomb 1
This was the first launch of an atomic bomb. It strikes Hiroshima in Japan during World War II. It was launched by the U.S, and it's purpose was to finish Japan to stop the war because Japan won't surrender. It called about 1 million people. Info and picture: http://www.livescience.com/45509-hiroshima-nagasaki-atomic-bomb.html -
Japan Surrenders
After the atomic bombs from the U.S Japan was completely destroyed so it had to surrender. Japans Navy and air force were all destroyed, which left them nothing to fight with. So they surrendered officially at this date to stop the war completely. Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japan-surrenders
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Second Atomic Bomb
After the first atomic bomb of Hiroshima the U.S dropped another bomb in Nagasaki to finish the war completely. However it has been viewed as a terror attack from the U.S, because hitting an already losing country with 2 atomic bombs after each other is really crucial. Info; http://www.historynet.com/world-war-ii-second-atomic-bomb-that-ended-the-war.htm
Picture: http://www.mrdowling.com/706-hiroshima.html
