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Invasion of Soviet Union
Germany invaded the Soviet Union in the largest German military operation of World War II. Adolf Hitler had always not liked the German-Soviet. Operation Barbarossa was the code name for Nazi Germany's invasion.
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Pearl Harbor
United States gets bombed by Japan. The Pearl Harbor pacific base was attacked without warning. The attack lasted from 7:55 a.m. until 9:45 a.m. The attack occurred through the availability of the Japanese war planes. Japan wanted to send the United States into World War two.
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War
War declared on United States. Germany and his Axis want war. They want United States to get out of their way and destroyed. It occurred on December 11th, 1941. Germany makes an agreement with Japan to join war against the United States. -
German gets Trapped by Russians
Germany tries to invade Russia or the Soviet Union at Stalingrad to surrender the Soviets. Soviet troops over powered the German troops. This event was a big help to the allied powers. The Germans had no other way out other than to surrender. The Allied forces were to great for the Nazis to take over. This event led to a great victory in the war.
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Italy Surrenders
Italy"s official surrender is spoken to American by General Dwight Eisenhower. The Allies powers over took the Italian forces in many different battles. Italy had no other choice but to surrender to the Allied forces. Mussolini's power soon diminished and this event occurred in Italy during the war. -
D-Day
This event was one of the most important events in WWII. This event included the countries America, Britain, and Canada. These three countries deployed around 160,000 troops along a 50-mile long line in France. These troops helped fight on French land against the Nazi army. Within a month and a half, France was completely liberated from the enemy armies. When the Germans were sent to Calais, this gave the Allies ground in Europe.
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Hitler Dies
Hitler commits suicide, shortly before the fall of Berlin and surrender of German forces in Europe. Hitler never wanted to accept defeat so he ended up killing himself in one of his heavily armed bunkers. He took a pill to take his own life so that he never had to face his crimes. He was pretty young for his age.
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VE-Day
Great Britain and the United States celebrate Victory in Europe Day. German troops throughout Europe finally laid down their arms.
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Japan Surrenders/ War Ends
Japan officially surrenders to the Allied powers on this date. This event included the dropping of two atomic bombs on the country of Japan. The United States dropped the bombs on Japan as a last resort due to the fact that Japan would not stop fighting. The dropping of the atomic bombs officially ends the war when Japan backs down.
www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japan-surrenders
