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Operation Barbarossa
The attack of Barbarossa gave Nazi Germany's invasion of Russia the name Operation Barbarossa. -
The Japanese Raid Pearl Harbor
The Japanese launched what was known as a surprise air attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor. -
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The Major Events Of WWII
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Doolittle Raid
An air attack on Japan, launched from the aircraft carrier better known as the Hornet. -
Battle Of Midway
The decisive battle of the war in the pacific, known as The Battle of Midway. -
MacArthur Evacuated from the Philippines
MacArthur was evacuated from the Philippines by the order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. -
The Battle of Kursk
One of the most familiar battles of the Eastern Front: The Battle of Kursk. -
Rome Liberated
On June 4, Rome was Liberated, and the Allies had passed beyond Florence by late September. -
D-Day
June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, -
Marianas Turkey Shoot
Three divisions of four planes were launched from the USS cabot at 0800 hours to join other fighter aircraft from the 14 other aircraft carriers to fly (Combat Air Patrol) CAP. -
"Little Boy" Dropped on Hiroshima
The "Little Boy" was the first nuclear weapon used in warfare. -
"Fat Man Bomb" Dropped On Nagasaki
On this day in 1945, a second atom bomb is dropped on Japan by the United States, at Nagasaki, resulting finally in Japan's unconditional surrender. The devastation wrought at Hiroshima was not sufficient to convince the Japanese War Council to accept the Potsdam Conference's demand for unconditional surrender. -
Japanese offer to surrender
The United States and Great Britain bombard battleships in Kimaishai, Japan.
