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The Invasion of Poland
The Invasion of Poland was the starting point of the Second World War with Nazi Germany and the USSR invading Poland from the east and west -
The Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was a battle for air supremacy over Britain between the Luftwaffe and the RAF which lasted 3 months -
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor was when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor bringing the United States into the Second World War -
The Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was the most important naval battle in the Pacific theater since it was the first naval battle that truly proved how important aircraft carriers were, it was also a turning point for the war in the Pacific. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad is the single bloodiest battle in all of recorded human history with more than 1.2 million USSR and Nazi Germany troops dying in the battle. -
Operation Torch
Operation Torch was the Allied invasion of Northern Africa and was the first time American soldiers saw action in the war. -
Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program
The Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program was a program made by the Allied forces to help protect art in areas of war. -
The Battle of Kursk
The Battle of Kursk was fought between the USSR and Nazi Germany and is the largest tank battle of all time. -
D-Day
D-Day was the largest amphibious invasion in history. It gave the Allied forces a foothold in France allowing them to continue the invasion into Nazi Germany -
The Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was the last major Nazi German offensive on the Western Front during the Second World War. -
The Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in the United State's island-hopping campaign and was one of the bloodiest battles in the Pacific Theater for the USMC. -
The Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa was another major battle in the island-hopping campaign in the Pacific Theater and was the first time that "mainland" Japan had ever been invaded. -
The Death of FDR
The Death of FDR came just five months before the war came to an end, he was the United States longest president. -
The Death of Adolf Hitler
The Death of Adolf Hitler was by suicide, with a mix of cyanide and a self-inflicted gunshot wound. -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima was the first of two atomic bombs dropped on japan during the war, the bomb was nick named "Little Man" -
Atomic Bombing Nagasaki
The Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki was the second Japanese city that was hit by an atomic bomb, Fat Man, ending the Second World War