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the holocaust
During the Holocaust german troops rounded up most anyone who did not meet certain specifications (i.e. blacks, gypsys, jews, the occasional black jewish gypsy, etc.) and sent them to concentration camps a.k.a. death or work camps where they were herded and if there were any that were too weak to work or were too young to work they were killed, -
Japan Invades China
on this day Japan started the Sino-Japanese war and they fought against china before entering the figt during world war two. -
Munich Conference
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Non-Agression Pact
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germany invades poland
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Blitzkreig
Germany used blitzkreig, or lightning warfare, as a tactic for invading and taking over countries. they used this kind of warfare on poland and france and succeeded in taking both over. they lost france however after the invasion of normandy by U.S. and british troops in 1944. -
battle of britain
In the battle of Britain german trops flew over london and other major british cities almost everyday for four months dropping bombs on houses businesses churches parliament and multiple former landmarks, although britain shone through the bombings the city of london was rebuilt from its own rubble and ashes. -
lend lease act
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Operation Barbossa
during this time german troops launched a full friontal assault on russia, that started in the spring and lasted through a harsh winter which, as history shows, is the worst time to invade russu=ia because you end up fighting both the russian army and the unforgiving russian weather. -
Pearl Harbor
Early in the morning on december seventh, 1941 japanese "zero" fighter-bombers flew over the united states naval base dropping bombs. They took the troops completely by surprise and managed to coerce the united states into war. -
Warsee Conference
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baatan death march
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battle of midway
The battle of Midway marked a kajor turning point in the pacific front of world war two. after intercepting and decrypting a coded message from japan the united states navy learned of a planned attack on the ally owned midway islands. After learning of the japanese intentions the united states mounted a full counter strike on the japan causing a won battle for the U.S. -
battle of stalingrad
Being on of the bloodiest battles in human history and claiming the lives of over 1,400,000 soldiers and over 40,000 civilians and lasting almost seven months was a major rallying point showing the resilience of the soviet union. -
D-Day
On D-Day in 1944 the united states navy invaded the beach in Nrmandy, France. As the united states landed on the beach and then got shot at by german machine gunners and artillery. -
battle of the bulge
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battle of iwo jima
In the batle of Iwo Jima, one of the bloodiest battles in world war two, the allied forces lost a total of 6281 soldiers while the japanese forces, only 22,060 strong, lost over 18,000 of their men while about 3,000 of them went into hiding. the battle was meant to capture three airstrips on the island and ended wit an allied victory. -
battle of okinawa
The battle of okinawa was one of the largest amphibious assault in history. the battle lasted for 82 days and 143,166 soldiers died and anywhere between 42,000 and 150,000 civilians died by either murder or suicide. The allied powers lost 245 tanks over 82 dayswhich is about three tanks per day, while the japanese lost only 27. -
V-E day
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Bombing of Japan
On this day in history two USAF bombers escorted seperately by two squadrons of fighters flew over the japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and proceeded to drop two nuclear bombs causing the death of over 100,000 people instantly and the radiation and injuries due to falling buildings killed many more -
VJ Day
VJ day or Victory Over Japan day was celebreted by United Stetes troops the day the japanese surrendered in 1945 after having two atomic bombs dropped on them. -
Warsaw Pact