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Rape of Nanjing
During the Sino-Japanese war Nanjing gets conquered by Japanese forces.In order to demoralize the Chinese General Matsui Iwane ordered the destruction of the city. The Japanese killed 150000 war prisoners, Killed 50000 Chinese males and raped 20000 women. -
Rape of Nanking
During the Sino-Japanese War, Japanese General Matsui Iwane ordered that the city of Nanjing be destroyed to break the spirit of Chinese resistance. Much of the city was burned. In addition, 150000 males were killed and 20000 were raped. -
German Blitzkrieg
Germany's method of attacking using Mobile forces, including armored tanks and air support. This strategy lead to quick victories which limited losses. German forces first used this in the Spanish civil war. Later it is used through world war 2 (History.com Blitzkrieg) -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was a air battle during world war 2. In Germany's quest for domination it attacked Britain using its own air force called the Luftwaffe. Britain responded by using its own air force to defend. After 3 long months Hitler realized that he could not overtake Britain's air force and turned towards Russia (History.com Battle of Britain) -
Japanese treatment of War Prisoner
The Japanese captured approximately 350,000 prisoners of war during World war 2. The death rate among these prisoners was 27%. Allied prisoners death rate was 4% in comparison. Japan forced its prisoners to work as slave Laborers. The prisoners were tortured using rats, knives, and fists. Some were beheaded while others were cut to peaces. On October 4, 1945 the prisoners were freed (Factsanddeatails.com BRUTAL TREATMENT OF POWS BY THE JAPANESE AND ATROCITIES BY U.S. SOLDIERS) -
Wannsee Conference
The Wannsee Conference, held on January 20, 1942 was called to decide the "Final Solution to the Jewish Problem". As a result, a network of extermination camps was established. In these camps 1.7 Million Jews were murdered. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a brutal military campaign between Russian forces and those of Nazi Germany and the Axis powers during World War II. This Battle is one of the largest and longest engagements in History. German forces make advancements at the begging, but then Russia season changed to winter and German soldiers suffered. The battle ended with Germany's defeat in 1943. -
Tokyo fire raids
On march 9 USA launch a new bombing offensive against Japan, dropping 2,000 tons of incendiary bombs on Tokyo over the course of 48 hours. Almost 16 square miles in and around the Japanese capital were destroyed, and between 80,000 and 130,000 Japanese civilians were killed in this awful firestorm
