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Rape of Nanking
The Nanking Massacre or Nanjing Massacre, also known as the Rape of Nanking or Rape of Nanjing, was an episode during the Second Sino-Japanese War of mass murder and mass rape by Japanese troops. -
Germany's Invasioin of Poland
Also known as the September Campaign, was a joint invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany. The Soviet Union, and a small Slovak contingent, that marked the beginning of WW2. -
German Blitzkrieg
Military tacktick meant to create disorganization against enemy forces. Blitzkrieg attempts to unbalance the enemy by making it difficult for it to respond to the continuously changing. Breaks through the opponent's line of defence by short, fast, powerful attacks -
Fall of Paris
Fall of France, was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries during the Second World War. Beginning on 10 May 1940, German forces defeated Allied forces in a series of mobile operations, eventually leading to the conquest of France, Belgium and the Netherlands and the end of land operations on what had been the Western Front. -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese Air Force bomb US Navy. In the United States Territory of Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941. The attack led to the United States' entry into World War II. -
D-Day
The Normandy landings were the landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944. Of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. The largest seaborne invasion in history. -
Battle of Bulge
A major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg on the Western Front toward the end of World War II in Europe. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
A major battle in which the U.S. Marines landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. Had the goal of capturing the entire island, including the three Japanese-controlled airfields. -
Battle of Okanowa
Series of battles fought in the Ryukyu Islands, centered on the island of Okinawa. The largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War during World War II. Four divisions of the U.S. 10th Army and two Marine Divisions fought on the island. -
VE Day
Victory in Europe Day, was the public holiday celebrated on 8 May 1945. Mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. -
Dropping of the atomic bomb
American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima.President Harry S. Truman, warned by some of his advisers that any attempt to invade Japan would result in horrific American casualties. -
VJ Day
On August 15, 1945, news of the surrender was announced to the world. This sparked spontaneous celebrations over the final ending of World War II.
