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Mildred Jeanette Gosney was born!
My great grandmother was born! -
Germany takes over Czechoslovakia and invades Poland.
Hitler orders that Jews must follow curfews; Jews must turn in radios to the police; Jews must wear yellow stars of David. -
German forces stormed the Polish frontier
Tanks and motorised troops raced into the country over ground, supported by Stuka dive bombers overhead. A total of 1.25 million Germans soldiers swept into Poland -
Britian declares war on Germany
World War Two in Europe began on 3rd September 1939, when the Prime Minister of Britain, Neville Chamberlain, declared war on Germany. It involved many of the world's countries. -
End Of Battle Of Britain
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D-Day
D-Day is a military term designating the start of a military operation. The D-day in modern history refers to what happened on 6th June 1944 - the day on which the Battle of Normandy began. It was a huge effort involving months of secret preparations. Thousands of Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, in northern France, at the start of the battle to liberate mainland Europe from Nazi occupation. -
V-E Day
V-E Day stands for Victory in Europe Day.
It marks a very important event in World War 2 - the end of the War with Germany on Tuesday 8 May 1945. -
V-J Day
V-J Day stands for Victory in Japan Day.
It marks a very important event in World War 2 - the day Japan surrendered to the Allies after almost six years of war on 15 August 1945.The end of war was marked by two-day holidays in the UK, the USA and Australia. -
Hiroshima Atomic Bomb
An atomic bomb named Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. The explosion was huge, the city was destroyed, and tens of thousands of people were killed. The bomb was dropped by a plane named the Enola Gay which was piloted by Colonel Paul Tibbetts. The bomb itself was over 10 feet long and weighed around 10,000 pounds. A small parachute was on the bomb in order to slow its drop and allow the plane time to fly away from the blast zone. -
Nagasaki Atomic Bomb
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April Vater was born
My grandmother was born! -
Jimmy Dale Ayers was born!
My grandfather was born!
