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The Invasion of Poland
German troops invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, triggering World War II. In response to German aggression, Great Britain and France declared war on Nazi Germany. -
The Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was a major air campaign fought largely over southern England in the summer and autumn of 1940. After the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk and the Fall of France, Germany planned to gain air superiority in preparation for an invasion of Great Britain. -
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
On December 7th, 1941 Japan decided to sneak attack the US. 350 Japanese aircraft sunk and badly damaged 18 US naval vessels, killed 2403 mw damaged 300 us aircraft, and destroyed 8 ships -
The Battle of Midway
It was a decisive naval battle fought between the United States and Japan during World War II, taking place from June 4-7, 1942, near the Midway Atoll in the Pacific Ocean; considered a turning point in the war, it resulted in a major American victory, significantly crippling the Japanese fleet by sinking four of their aircraft carriers and marking the start of the decline of Japanese naval power in the Pacific theater. -
The Battle of stalingrad
talingrad was one of the most decisive battles on the Eastern Front in the Second World War. The Soviet Union inflicted a catastrophic defeat on the German Army in and around this strategically important city on the Volga river, which bore the name of the Soviet dictator, Josef Stalin. -
Operation Torch
torch was a compromise operation that met the British objective of securing victory in North Africa while allowing American armed forces the opportunity to begin their fight against Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy on a limited scale. -
Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program
the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program (MFAA) was established under the Civil Affairs and Military Government sections of the Allied armies as part of a concerted effort to protect artworks, archives, and monuments of historical and cultural significance as the Allies advanced across Europe. -
The Battle of Kursk
it was the largest tank battle in history, involving some 6,000 tanks, 2,000,000 troops, and 4,000 aircraft. It marked the decisive end of the German offensive capability on the Eastern Front and cleared the way for the great Soviet offensives of 1944–45. -
D-Day
The D-Day operation of June 6, 1944, brought together the land, air, and sea forces of the allied armies in what became known as the largest amphibious invasion in military history. The operation, given the codename OVERLORD, delivered five naval assault divisions to the beaches of Normandy, France. -
The Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge would be the largest engagement ever fought by the US Army—and ultimately hasten the end of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. -
The Battle of Iwo Jima
a brutal and bloody World War II battle where US Marines invaded and eventually captured the volcanic island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army, resulting in a costly American victory marked by fierce resistance from entrenched Japanese forces -
The Battle of Okinawa
It was a victory for the US but resulted in massive casualties on both sides. Japanese forces fought with the same fanaticism the Americans had witnessed in battles such as Iwo Jima. Rather than be taken prisoner, defenders often chose suicide. -
The Death of FDR
while sitting for a portrait, he collapsed and died of a cerebral hemorrhage. Vice President Harry Truman took the oath of office the same day. -
The Death of Adolf Hitler
he committed suicide via a gunshot to the head on 30 April 1945 in the Führerbunker in Berlin after it became clear that Germany would lose the Battle of Berlin, which led to the end of World War II in Europe. -
Atomic Bombing Nagasaki
The atomic bombing of Nagasaki occurred on August 9, 1945, when a B-29 Superfortress aircraft named "Bockscar" dropped a plutonium bomb, nicknamed "Fat Man," on the Japanese city of Nagasaki, marking the second atomic bomb used during World War II; the primary target was actually Kokura, but due to cloud cover, the crew diverted to Nagasaki and dropped the bomb there instead, causing devastating destruction and a large loss of life -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
during World War II (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 80,000 people