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Invasion of poland
The start of World War 2 -
Operation Barbarossa
Adolf Hitler launched his armies eastward in a massive invasion of the Soviet Union -
Siege of Leningrad
january 27, 1944 is when it was overe. A prolonged military blockade undertaken mainly by the German Army Group North against Leningrad -
Pearl Harbor Attack
Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory. The bombing killed more than 2,300 Americans -
Bataan Death March
lasted 2 years U.S. surrender of the Bataan Peninsula on the main Philippine island of Luzon to the Japanese during World War 2 and American troops on Bataan were forced to make an arduous 65-mile march to prison camps. -
Battle of Coral Sea
fought during 4–8 May 1942, was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War 2 between the Imperial Japanese Navy and naval and air forces from the United States and Australia -
Battle of Midway
it ended June 7, 1942 a crucial and decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II -
Battle of Stalingrad
the battle stopped the German advance into the Soviet Union and marked the turning of the tide of war in favor of the Allies -
battle of guadalcanal
ended February 9, 1943 the first offensive battle that the United States won. -
battle of el alamein
marked the culmination of the World War II North African campaign between the British Empire and the German-Italian army -
Operation Touch
the military forces of the United States and the United Kingdom launched an amphibious operation against French North Africa, in particular the French-held territories of Algeria and Morocco -
Invasion of Sicily
ended August 17, 1943 a major campaign of World War II, in which the Allies took the island of Sicily from the Axis powers -
Invasion of Anzio
the Allied amphibious landing known as Operation Shingle against the German forces in the area of Anzio and Nettuno. -
D-Day (Departed Day)
Allied forces invaded northern France by means of beach landings in Normandy. -
Battle of Leyte
ended October 26, 1944 the Second Battle of the Philippine Sea, is generally considered to be the largest naval battle of World War II and, by some criteria, possibly the largest -
Battle of the Bulge
a major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg on the Western Front toward the end of World War II in Europe -
Firestorm Raid of Tokyo
U.S. warplanes launch a new bombing offensive against Japan, dropping 2,000 tons of incendiary bombs on Tokyo -
Battle of Okinawa
ended June 22, 1945 Bloodiest battle in the pacific because the United Stantes are getting closer to the home island of Japan -
VE-Day
The day marking the Allied victory in Europe. -
VJ-Day
the day when Japan formally surrendered.
