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the battle of britain
the battle of Britain was between Britain's royal air force and the Luftwaffe nazi German air force it was the first battle in history that had fought solely in the air it lasted from July 10 through October 31 1940 the pilots and support crews on both sides had took to the skies and had battled for control of the airspace over Great Britain and Germany and the English channel the powerful combat had experienced Luftwaffe had hoped to conquer Britain but the RAF had proced a formidable enemy -
the bombing of pearl harbor
pearl harbor a u.s. naval base that's near Honolulu Hawaii was a surprise attack by Japanese forces on December 7 1941 8 am Sunday hundreds of Japanese fighter planes had descended on the base and had managed to destroy 20 American naval vessels and 8 battleships and over 300 airplanes more than 2400 Americans had died in the attack and 1000 people had been wounded and the day after president franklin d roosevelt had asked congress to declare war on japan -
Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program
The Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program, often referred to as the Monuments Men, was an international group established in 1943 that worked under the Civil Affairs and Military Government Sections to help protect cultural property during and after World War II. Their mission was to identify art, architecture, monuments, and archives that needed to be preserved; work with Allied commanders to limit damage to these cultural resources -
the battle of midway
the battle of midway was a clash between the u.s. navy and the imperial Japanese navy had lasted for 6 months after the attack on pearl harbor u.s. navy had decisive victory in the air-sea battle had started June 3-6 1942 successful defense on the major base that was located at midway island had dashed japans hopes of neutralizing the united states as a naval power and had effectively turned the tide of world war II in the pacific -
the battle of stalingrad
the battle of Stalingrad was a brutal military campaign that was between Russian forces and nazi germany and also the axis powers during the war the battle was one of the largest and the longest and bloodiest engagements in modern warfare it lasted from august 1942 through February 1943 more than 2 million troops had fought in close quarters and nearly than 2 million was killed and injured in fighting tens of thousands Russian civilians the battle was one of Russia important industrial cities -
operation torch
operation torch was an Allied invasion of french north Africa during world war 2 it was a compromise operation met that the British objective of securing victory in North Africa when allowing the American armed forces the opportunity to engage in a fight against nazi germany when on a limited scale -
the battle of kursk
the battle of Kursk occurred in July 1943 around the soviet city of Kursk in western Russia German had launched operation citadel Hitler had responded to his devastating defeat by the soviet red army at the battle of Stalingrad the battle was Germany's last chance to regain dominance on the eastern front during the war and it would be their final blitzkrieg offensive the soviet troops using heavy tanks and artillery and air power by the german dictator gave the soviets ample time to prepare -
D-Day (June 6th, 1944)
d day also known the battle of normandy had lasted june 1944 to august 1944 the resulted allied liberation of codenamed operation overlord 156000 american and british and canadian forces had landed 5 beaches 50 miles stretch of heavily fortified coast of frances normandy region was one of the largest invasion the allies had conducted a large scale deception campaing desigend mislead the german late august all northern france liberated spring allies defeated german -
The Battle of the Bulge
the battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes region of Belgium was Adolf Hitler's last offensive in world war 2 against the Western front his aim was to split the allies in their drive towards Germany and the German troops failed to divide Britain and France and America with the Ardennes offensive paved the way to victory for the allies it had lasted 6 weeks December 16 1944 to January 25 1945 took place frigid weather conditions also some 30 german divisions attacked battle fatigued America troops -
the battle of Iwo jima
the battle of Iwo Jima was an epic military campaign that was between the u.s marines and the imperial army of japan was early 1945 750 miles off the coast of japan the island of Iwo Jima had three airfields that serve as a staging mainland japan american forces had invaded the island on february 19 1945 the battle of Iwo Jima had lasted for 5 weeks 200 of the 21000 japanes forces that were on the island was killed -
the battle of okinawa
the battle of Okinawa was the last major battle of world II and it was one of the bloodiest it was on April 1 1945 on Easter Sunday the navy had 5 fleet and more than 18000 u.s. army and marine corps troops had descended on the pacific island of okinawa for a final push towards japan the invasion had been apart of operation iceberg and was a complex paln to invade and occupy the ryukyu islands and alos okinawa the results had allied victory kamikaze fighters in rainy weather and fierce fighting -
The Death of FDR
president franklin roosevelt passed away April 12 1945 halfway through his 4 terms in office leaving vice president harry s truman in charge it was around 1 pm that he suddenly complained of terrific pain in the back of his head and collapsed unconscious the dr had recognized symptoms of massive cerebral hemorrhage and gave him a shot of adrenaline in the heart for a vain attempt to revive him 3:30 pm doctors in warm springs had pronounced him dead -
The Death of Adolf Hitler
april 30 1945 he was in his bunker that was under his headquarters in berlin he had commited suicide by swallowing a cyanide caspule and also shooting himself the head he had withdrew his bunker for his final days his bunker is 55 under the chancellery and had 18 rooms that was full of self sufficient and its own water and electrical supply he had got married to mistress eva braun day before suicide he and braun went to his bunker where he had poisoned her and their dogs he had shot himsef -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
August 6 1945 during world war 2 1939-45 an American b 29 bomber dropped the world's first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima the explosion immediately killed an estimated 80000 people and tens of thousands more would later die of radiation exposure and three days later a second b29 dropped another a bomb on Nagasaki killing an estimated 40000 people japans emperor Hirohito had announced that his country unconditional surrender in world war 2 in a radio address august 15