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The Invasion of Poland
The Invasion of Poland, also known as the September Campaign, Polish Campaign, and Polish Defensive War of 1939, was a joint attack on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany, the Slovak Republic, and the Soviet Union. -
The Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was a series of air battles in 1940 between the Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe. The battle took place over southern England -
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The Japanese acted like they wanted peace and then ambushed pearl harbor with planes dropping bombs on all our war ships -
The Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a U.S. victory over the Japanese Imperial Navy, The battle was a turning point in World War II in the Pacific. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
The Soviet Union inflicted a catastrophic defeat on the German Army in and around this strategically important city on the Volga river, which bore the name of the Soviet dictator, Josef Stalin. -
Operation Torch
Operation Torch was a joint British-American invasion of French North Africa during World War II -
Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program
The Monuments, Fine Arts was a program established by the Allies in 1943 to help protect cultural property in war areas during and after World War II. -
the battle of kursk
The Battle of Kursk was the largest tank battle in history, involving some 6,000 tanks, 2,000,000 troops, and 4,000 aircraft. It marked the decisive end of the German offensive capability on the Eastern Front. -
d-day
the Allies invaded Normandy, France, in the largest amphibious landing in history. The invasion, code-named Operation Overlord, marked the beginning of the liberation of Nazi-occupied Europe. -
the battle of bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was a German offensive in World War II that took place in the Ardennes Forest in Belgium and Luxembourg -
The Battle of Iwo Jima
The United States defeated the Japanese Army on the volcanic island of Iwo Jima. -
The Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa was a key victory in World War II that helped the Allies secure an airbase and anchorage in preparation for the invasion of Japan -
the death of FDR
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. He is the longest-serving U.S. president, and the only one to have served more than two terms. -
The Death of Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler committed suicide on April 30, 1945 after being hunted by Soviet troops storming Berlin. -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
The United States dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima to force Japan to surrender quickly and end World War II -
Atomic Bombing Nagasaki
he United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively. The bombings killed between 150,000 and 246,000 people