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The retreat of the Japanese
The Japanese army attempted to destroy the Allied forces at Imphal and invade India, but on this date, they retreat from Imphal with some heavy losses. This marks their invasion of India over. -
Journal Entry 1
In this journal entry, she complains about how it is hot in the Secret Annexe during Sathurday, Sunday and Monday because they didint open the window and that Tuesday they could finaly open it. -
Period: to
May 31 1944 to June 9 1944
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Liberation of Rome
After the long battle of Monte Cassino (january to may), Rome was finaly libereted by the american general Clark. He did that rather than exploiting a break in the German positions. -
Journal Entry 2
In this journal entry, Anne talks of a quarrel between Dussel and the Franks about the sharing out of the butter and how finnaly it finished with Dussel's capituation. -
Bombing
The Operation Overlord commence when 1,000 British bomber drop 5,000 tons of bombs on German gun batteries on the Normandy coast in preparation for D-Day. Also the first Allied troops land in Normandy. -
Journal Entry 3
In this third journal entry, Anne is writting about new that they just got on the radio about the invasion starting. She tells us that the English army is starting to invade Germany and that she is happy because she could soon maybe go out of the Annexe, if the invasion works, and live her life at the fullest. -
The invasion
The invasion begins with the landing of 155,000 Allied troops on the beaches of Normandy in France. They rapidly go inland and it became the largest military operation in history. -
Journal Entry 4
In this journal writting, Anne talks a bit about the news from the invasion, she complains about Mrs. Van Daan's always complaining about the weather and talks about a book she has been reading nammed Hungarian Rhapsody. -
Finland
With no agreement having been reached on their mutual borders, Joseph Stalin attacks Finland with the intent of defeating Finland and then Berlin.
