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Japanese Invasion of China
This was the first day that Japan began a conflict with China in attempt to invade and occupy China. -
Operation Barbarossa
The Germans attempt to invade Russia defying their pact of peace -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese were the first to attack the US in WWII at Pearl Harbor with a strike they had been planning for months. -
D-Day (Normandy invasion)
The US launches a full scale invasion to reclaim Normandy and push the Nazis back to Germany. -
Liberation of Concentration Camps
This was when the allied forces liberated the first concentration camp that they found. -
Battle of the Bulge
This was a huge campaign planned by the Germans to conquer the Western front -
Battle of Iwo Jima
When the United States Marine Corps landed in Iwo Jima to take the city from Imperial Japanese control. -
VE Day
The day that the Germans surrendered unconditionally to allied forces. -
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima
The first atomic bomb ever dropped was on Hiroshima. -
Bombing of Nagasaki
The 2nd atomic bomb ever dropped was on this day on Nagasaki, this attack forced the Japanese to surrender naming the end of WWII. -
VJ Day
This was the day that the US declared victory over Japan.
