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The Battle of Britain
it kept Nazi materials of war focused on Britain, steeled the will of the British people to find the war to the end, and demonstrated that the Nazis were not invincible. -
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
the Japanese military launched a surprise attack on the US Naval base at Pearl Harbor. The attack killed 2,403 service -
The Battle of Midway
Midway wasn't a draw. The Japanese lost four carriers, a heavy cruiser, and most of the four air groups. The US Navy lost one carrier and a destroyer. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
Stalingrad 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. -
Operation Torch
The Torch was a compromise operation that met the British objective of securing victory in North Africa while allowing American armed forces the opportunity to engage in the fight against Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy on a limited scale. -
Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program
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 -
The Battle of Kursk
Battle of Kursk
The Soviets won the Battle of Kursk and ended Hitler's dream of conquering Russia. -
D-Day (June 6th, 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 Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive, was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II.
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The Battle of Iwo Jima
In thirty-six days of fighting on the island, nearly 7,000 U.S. Marines were killed. Another 20,000 were wounded. Marines captured 216 Japanese soldiers; the rest were killed in action. The island was finally declared secure on March 26, 1945. -
The Battle of Okinawa
More than 12,000 U.S. soldiers, sailors, and Marines died during the fighting. In the waters around Okinawa, the Japanese launched the largest kamikaze, or suicide, attack of the war. -
The Death of FDR
Roosevelt won reelection in 1944 but died in 1945 after his physical health seriously and steadily declined during the war years. Since then, several of his actions have come under substantial criticism. -
The Death of Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler committed suicide on April 30, 1945, after being hunted by Soviet troops storming Berlin. -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
The uranium bomb detonated over Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 had an explosive yield equal to 15,000 tonnes of TNT. It razed and burnt around 70 percent of all buildings and caused an estimated 140,000 deaths