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Late WWII
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Stalingrad
Largest battle on the Eastern Front and Bloodiest of the war, Germans tried to take control of the industrial city of Stalingrad. Russians though didnt let it fall and defended their city bravely. Turning point in the eastern front. -
Invasion of Italy
After taking over Sicily, the Allies advanced into Italy through the "toe" of the country. Italians eventually surrendered yet the Germans weren't going to let Italy go that easy. Allies then had to fight them off, successfully -
Italy Surrenders
After failing in North Africa and Allied advances in Sicily, Italy surrendered, calling for an armistice -
D-Day Landings
The Allies invaded German Occupied France on the English Channel from the sea and air. Largest mobilization of forces in the history of warfare -
Battle of the Bulge
Germany's last big offensive. Pushed back the Allies and created a bulge in the Allied front; yet it did not break. -
Iwo Jima
US invasion of Iwo Jima. Hard fought battle that took forever to take over. After victory, US used island as base to start bombing campaign on Japan -
Battle of Berlin
The Russians invaded the German capital in hopes of taking it out. They successfully defeat the Germans and soon Nazi Germany surrenders, ending the European part of the world -
Death of Mussolini
Italians had enough of Mussolini and so before he could escape, they captured him and executed him. His body was hanged upside down in Milan where it was mutilated by the people -
Hitler Dies
Just as the Russians came into Berlin, Hitler, with his wife, commited suicide in a bunker by taking cyanide tablets -
VE Day
The day Germany officially surrenders. -
Okinawa
US invasion of Okinawa where they again took forever to take over. Island became important because it is where the Atomic bombs that ended the war took off from. Also Kamikazes were being used a lot in this battle -
Bombing of Hiroshima
Avoiding a full scale invasion of Japan, the US decided to drop an atomic bomb on Japan. They chose a target city, Hiroshima, and hoped it would end the war -
Bombing of Nagasaki
Since the Japanese did not surrender after the first bombing in Hiroshima, the US decided to bomb them again, this time in Nagasaki. Japan soon surrendered after -
Japan Surrenders
After the 2 bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan finally surrenders, ending the Second World War
