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Germany's Invasion of Poland
At 4:45, on September 1, 1939 Germany invaded Poland with about 1.5 million troops. On September 3, Poland declared war on Germany beganing World War 2. Although niether Germany or Poland were ready to fight. On September 17, any hopes of attacking were rushed. Close to the end of September Germany and Soviet Union had control of the country.
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/01/sept-1-1939-nazi-germany-invades-poland-startingworld-war-ii/?_r=0 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history -
Fall of Paris
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Operation Barbarossa
On June 22, 1941 Adolf Hitler set his armies in an massive invasion of the Soviet Union. The invasion topped a front from the North Cape to th Black Sea, ranged about two miles. By that time German combat had reached its peak.It was three armie groups with more than three million German soldiers, 150 divisions, and three thousand tanks that went into Soviet territory. Barbarossa was the central turning point of World War 2.
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Pearl Harbor
Shortly before 8:00am on December 7, 1941 hundreds on Japanese fighter planes attacked Pearl Harbor. The discharge lasted about two hours. The Japanese persuaded to destroy 20 American naval vessels, eight massive battleships, and more than 300 airplanes. The Japanese killed 2,000 American soldiers and sailors, and 1,000 were wounded. The day after Pearl Harbor was attacked President Roosevelt declared war on Japan. -
Wannsee Conference
On January 20, 1942, Himmler's second in command of the SS convened the Wannsee Conference in Berlin to coordinate the Final Solution. Berlin had 15 top Nazi bureaucrats while Himmler's second in command of the SS convened the Wannsee Conference in Berlin to coordinate the Final Solution. The Nazis would attempt to exteriminate 11 million Jewish, thats all Jewish population of Europe. During the time of the Wannsee Conference was have been preserved.But the conference was edited by Heydrich -
Operation Gomorrah
On July 24, 1943, British raided Hamburg by night. British raided Hamburg by night while Americans bombed Hamburg by day. Britian had lost 167 people as a result of German bombing. When Brinian raided Germany more than 1,500 civilianswere killed. Britain lost 12 aircraft out of 791 aircrafts that flew.
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D-Day (Normandy Invasion)
The Normandy Invasio lasted from June 6, 1944 to to August of 1944. The Normandy Invasion was during World War 2. June 6, 1944 is also known as D-Day. The Normandy Invasionis know as one of the biggest military assualts in history. It has been called the beggining of the end of the war in Europe.
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Battle of Iwo Jima and Battle of Okinawa
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VE Day
On May 8, 1945 Great Britian and the United States celebrated victory on Europe day. On May 8, German troops throughout Europe laid down their arms. Europe had lost more than 8,000 soldiers. Germany had lost many more soldiers that Europe. -
Dropping of the atomic bombs
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VJ Day
