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Hittler Became Empowered in the German Goverment
On January 30th 1933 Hitler became chancellor of Germany, and then quickly became the only dictator of Germany. The Nazi state worshiped Hitler as its Führer (leader) putting all the power into Hitler’s hands. Even the top officials in Germany reported to Hitler, they also followed his policies, but the officials got to make their own decisions. -
Start of World War II
After the Great Dispersion in the 1920’s nobody wanted a war, times where starting to get better and the economy was building. When Germany invaded Poland other countries joined the sides they wanted to support, and out broke a war. -
Battle of Atlantic
The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest nonstop battle in World War II, starting form three days after Canada joined the war going until Germany surrendered. The Battle of Atlantic took place in the Atlantic Ocean. The German U-Boats, the German Aircraft, and other battleships were all trying to sink and wipe out the Allied convoys of merchant ships that are bringing supplies to and from Britain. -
Canada Joined the War
Seven days after Britain and France declared war on the Nazi Third Reich Canada declared war on Germany. This was Canada’s first time to declare war by there selves. This was also the start of Canada’s contribution in the biggest joint national effort in its history. By the end of World War Two one million Canadian citizens would have served in military uniform. Canada also had the fourth-largest air force and the third-largest naval surface fleet in the world. -
Dieppe Raid, Dieppe France
The Dieppe Raid has many names Operation Rutter, and Operation Jubilee. The raid started at 5 am and by 10:50 am the Allies had to surrender. There was a total of 3623 of the 6086 men who got to land were killed, captured, or wounded. The Dieppe Raid was one of Canada’s worst defeats of the war. The Dieppe Raid was a very poorly planned attack on the Germans. The plans were leaked to the public, and the German soldiers heard, and where ready when the Canadian soldiers arrived for the attack. -
Battle of Ortona
The Battle of Ortona was also called Little Stalingrad. The battle was fought in Ortona, Italy. The Battle of Ortona was a small, yet very violent, battle fought between a battalion of German Fallschimjäger (paratroops) and physical attack Canadian forces. The battler was one of the most important battles in the Italian campaign. The Germans made the Battle of Ortona a strong point in the Germans defensive line. For the Canadian army it was one of the most violently fought battles of the war. -
Normandy Invasion
The Normandy Invasion was the largest land and water operation in history. The Normandy Invasion was held on a beach in Normandy, France, which was divided into different sections. The sections are Utah and Omaha - American, Gold and Sword - British, Juno - Canadian. In the early morning land and water attacks on the beaches began and in the evening the rest of the parachute divisions landed. This was one of Canada’s greatest fought battles in the war. -
Hitler & his Wife Commited Suicide
Adolf Hitler and his wife committed suicide on April 30th 1945 in their Führerbunker in Berlin. Hitler’s wife committed suicide by ingesting cyanide, Hitler committed suicide by gunshot. That afternoon, the agreement with Hitler’s previous orders, Hitler and his wife’s remains were taken out of their bunker’s emergency exit, and their remains where drenched in gas and set on fire at the Reich Chancellery garden outside their bunker. -
Victory in Europe Day & end of Battle of Atlantic
Victory in Europe Day is also known as V-E Day or VE Day, is when the Allies of World War II officially accepted the unconditional surrender of the Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Germany (Third Reich). The formal surrender of the German forces in the Channel Islands was not until May 9th, 1945. On April 30th 1945 Hitler committed suicide during the Battle of Berlin, so the surrender of Germany was official. Hitler’s replacement was Karl Dönitz. -
Atomic Bomb Little Boy
The atomic bomb called Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. The pilot of the Boeing b-29 Superfortress Enola Gay, where they bomb was dropped from, was Colonel Paul Tibbets. It was the first atomic bomb to be used as a weapon in the war. Due to this bomb there was an estimated 39 000 people were killed by the Little Boy bomb, and 25 000 were injured. The Little Boy bomb weighed 4400 kg, it was 3 meters long, and was 0.71 mm in diameter. -
Atomic Bomb Fat Man
The atomic bomb called Fat Man was dropped on Nagasaki three days after Little Boy. This was the second atomic bomb to be used as a weapon in the war. The original target for the bomb was Kokura, but due to clouds they need to change the target to Nagasaki. Due to the target change the bombing wasn’t as extensive as when Little Boy was dropped. The pilot of the B-29 bomber Bockscar was Major Charles Sweeney. The Fat Man bomb weighed 10 213 kg, it was 3.3 m long, and was 1.5 m in diameter. -
Victory in Japan
Victory in Japan Day is also known as V-J Day, V-P Day, or Victory in the Pacific Day, is when Japan surrendered after the two atomic bombs where dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The surrender of Japan was the “official” end of the war. The announcement of Japan’s surrender was on August 15th,1945 in Japan, but the signing of the surrender document occurred on September 2, 1945.
