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German Blitzkrieg (1939-1940)
Implemented in the early stages of WW||, the blitzkrieg or flash war, was a strategy where the german forces would quickly invade with a large force to overwhelm the enemy. The blitzkrieg strategy was mainly used between 1839 and 1940 when attacking Norway, Denmark, and Poland along with a few others. The blitzkrieg was devastating to any enemy that wasn't prepared because it left no time for the enemy to build enough of a defense once it had started.
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Fall of Paris (1940)
The 25th of June 1940 marks the day that Paris fell to Germany. The fall of Paris was caused by poor leadership and the German use of the Blitzkrieg strategy.
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Operation Barbarossa (1941)
Operation Barbarossa was the code name for the german invasion of the Soviet Union. The reason for operation Barbarossa was to take over more land for Germany. In the end the offensive was a failure and Germany lost the U.S.S.R as an ally.
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Pearl Harbor (1941)
The attack on Pearl Harbor occurred on the 7th of December 1941. Carried out by the Japanese, there were over 2,000 casualties as a result of the attack. The attack on Pearl Harbor is one of the reason why the U.S. entered the war.
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Wannsee Conference (1942)
the conference was on the 20th of January 1942. The reason for the conference was to plan the "final solution". This "final solution" was the plan for the genocide that occurred against the jews.
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Battle of Midway (1942)
The Battle of Midway was a naval battle fought mainly by aircraft. During the battle the U.S. took out the Japanese front line carrier strength and a large portion of good Japanese pilots. As a result of this battle the U.S. no longer had to worry about an attack from the pacific from the Japanese.
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Allied invasion of Italy (1943)
The allied invasion of Italy occurred on the 9th of September. On the 17th of September they allies were successful in the invasion. As a result of their success Italy surrendered.
-https://www.britannica.com/event/World-War-II/The-Allies-invasion-of-Italy-and-the-Italian-volte-face-1943 -
D-Day (Normandy Invasion - 1944)
D-Day was the largest sea born invasion in history, bringing together multiple countries including the U.S. to invade and take back France. On D-Day there were over 2,000 American casualties. As a result of D-Day the allies were able to take back France.
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Battle of the Bulge (1944 - 1945)
The Battle of the Bulge, the final major German offensive occurred on the 16th of December 1944. This was an unsuccessful attempt to push the allies back. This battle weakened the German forces to the point they could no long resist the allied advance.
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Liberation of concentration camps (1945)
The liberation of concentration camps started on the 27th of January. As a result of the liberation of prisoners the allies were able to prosecute nazi's for their crimes. Though not all nazis were prosecuted, some were highered by the U.S. military.
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Battle of Iwo Jima (1945)
This was an attack on the island of Iwo Jima beginning of the 19th of February. During this battle the U.S. marines landed on an captured the island of Iwo Jima. the purpose in capturing it was for its two airfields.
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Battle of Okinawa (1945)
The Battle of Okinawa started on the 26th of April. This was at the time the largest aquatic invasion in the Pacific. The U.S. planed on using the air base on the island as a base of operations for operation downfall.
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VE Day (1945)
May 8th 1945 marks the day ww2 ended in Europe. The first surrender signing occurred on May 7th marking the german surrender on all fronts, the second on May 8th in Berlin. though the first signing was on the 7th the 8th is marked as the official end.
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Dropping of the atomic bombs (1945)
The dropping of the atomic bombs occurred on the 6th and 9th of August. The first one was dropped on Hiroshima and the second on Nagasaki. As a result of the dropping of the atomic bombs Japan surrendered.
-https://www.britannica.com/event/atomic-bombings-of-Hiroshima-and-Nagasaki -
VJ Day (1945)
On the 2nd of September the war in the pacific officially ended marked by Japan's surrender. The day known as VJ day occurred after Japan surrendered, partly because of the dropping of the atomic bombs.
-https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/v-j-day#:~:text=on%20Pearl%20Harbor.-,Victory%20over%20Japan%20Day%20(V%2DJ%20Day)%20would%20officially%20be%20celebrated,light%20of%20the%20war's%20destructiveness.