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World War 2
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Start of World War 2
WW2 starts when Germany invades Poland. Britan and France declare war on Germany, 2 days after the Poland Invasion -
Germany invades Denmark, Norway, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg
Germany invades Denmark, Norway, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. All of these places fall within weeks. -
Operation Barborosa
Operation Barborosa was the code name for Nazi for the Soviet Union invasion. The battle lasted 5 months, 1 week and 6 days. The Axis had lost the battle due to harsh conditions in the Soviet Union. Despite losing countless men, the Soviet Union had defeated the Nazi -
Pearl Harbour Attacks
The attacks on Pearl Harbour was a surprise military strike by Imperial Japan on the US Naval Base in Pearl Harbour, Hawaii. The attack happened in the morning of the 7th December 1941 (8 Dec for Japan). This attack led to the US joining the World War. -
Battle of Hong Kong
The Battle of Hong Kong lasted from the 8-25 December 1941.This battle was also known as the Defense of Hong Kong and the Fall of Hong Kong. This was one of the first battles of the Pacific Campagin of WW2. The British forces couldnt hold Hong Kong anymore and surrendered on the 25th of December, 1941. -
Allied Invasion of Italy
The Allied Invasion of Italy was an Allied landing on Mainland Italy on September 3rd 1943. The operation followed the successful invasion of Sicily during the Italian Campagin -
D-Day
The Normandy landings were the landing operations on 6th June 1944 of the Allied Invasion of Normandy. This was the largest seaborne invasion in history. The operation began the invasion of German-occupied western Europe. This led to the liberation of France from Nazi control. -
Victory in Europe Day
Victory in Europe Day or VE Day was a public holiday on 8th May 1945 to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of WW2 of Nazi Germanys unconditonal surrender of its armed forces. On 30 April Adolf Hitler, Nazi leader commited sucide during the Battle of Berlin. Germany's surrender, therefore, was authorized by his successor. -
Atomic Bomb
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In August, during the last stage of WW2. the US dropped 2 atomic bombs on Japan. The first in 6 Aug on Hiroshima. The second on Nagasaki on 9th Aug. A total of 129,000–246,000+ were killed in the Atomic Bombings. These remain the only atomic bombing ever to happen in history -
End of WW2
The end of World War II in Asia occurred on 14 and 15 August 1945. Armed forces in Japan surrendered due to the Atomic Bombings. They had surrendered 3 months after the Axis had surrendered in Europe.
