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Germany Invades Poland
On this day in 1939, German forces bombard Poland on land and from the air. Adolf Hitler seeks to regain lost territory and ultimately rule Poland. -
Germany invades France
A Belgian fortress, defended by 1,200 men, was captured by just 78 German airborne troops.The victory was a combination of tank units with close air support from Luftwaffe was key to success on the ground. Over 155,000 German lost in France in 1940 from dead, wounded, and missing. -
Germnay invades Soviet Union
the Germans allotted almost 150 divisions containing a total of about 3,000,000 men. -
Japenese attack on Pearl Harbor
Just before 8 a.m. on December 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii. The entire attack lasted for 2 hours. -
The Firebombing Of Tokyo
The bombing of Tokyo by the Unties States Army Air Forces took place during the pacific campagins of World War2. The United States made a small raid on Tokyo in 1942. -
The Battle of Midway
Six months after Japan`s attack on Pearl Harbor and one month after the Battle of Coral Sea, the United States navy made an attack by The Imperial Jaapanese Navy. -
The Battle of Guadalcanal
The World War II Battle of Guadalcanal was the first major offensive and a big victory for their allies in the the Pacific Theater. The Japanese troops was stationed in the section of the Solomon Islands. The U.S. marines made a surprise attack in August 1942 and took control of their air base under construction. -
D-Day
Over 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavy French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. The D-Day cost was high more than 9,000 Allied Soldiers were killed or wounded. But more than 100,000 Soldiers began the march across Europe to defeat Hitler. -
Battle Of Bulge
When Germany attacked they used over 200,000 troops and nearly 1,000 tanks to break through the US lines. It was winter and the weather was snowy and cold. The Americans were not ready for the attack. The Germans broke through the line and killed thousands of American troops. They tried to advance quickly. -
U.S forces take Iwo Jima
U.S. Marines invaded Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945. After months of naval and air bombardment. The Japanese defenders of the island were dug into bunkers deep within the volcanic rocks next to it. 70,000 U.S. Marines and 18,000 Japanese soldiers took part in this battle. Less than 36 days 7,000 U.S marines were killed. 20,000 marines were wounded at the time and the marines captured 216 soliders that remained while others were killed. -
Battle Of Berlin
The Battle of Berlin, designated the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviet Union, was the final major offensive of the European Theatre of World War II. -
American drop atomic bombs
On Aug. 9, 1945, three days after the bombing of Hiroshima, the United States dropped a second atomic bomb on the city of Nagasaki. -
VJ Day 1945
On August 14 it was announced that Japan had surrendered to the Allies, which effectively ended World War II. The term VJ Day has been used for September 2, 1945, when Japan surrender took place aboard the U.S.S. Missouri,which was anchored in Tokyo Bay.
