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WW2
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Japanese invasion of China
The Japanese launched a full scale invasion of china wich included the three alls 1. kill all. 2. take all. 3. burn all. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nationalist-chinese-forces-invade-mainland-china -
Nanking massacre
The Japanese killed anyone in sight. Tourist saw people killed all the time by the Japanese. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-rape-of-nanking -
The invasion of Poland
1.5 million German troops invade Poland all along the boarder and capture it quickly. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-invade-poland -
German Blitzkrieg
A term for lightning war to use fast vehicular assault and artillary on concentrated targets disrupting the other forces movement. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-invade-poland -
Fall of Paris
The fall of Paris was obvious to the peopla living their when a German soldier announcing a curfew for 8:00 p.m. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-enter-paris -
Hunt for the Bismark
The German ship the Bismark weighed 50,000 tons wich was 20,000 tons over the 35,000 ton limit for all ships on bothe sides. It had 15 inch guns. It was being hunted because it hand sunk the H.M.S Hood Britians flag ship in its first encounter it was sunk by a 15 inch shell that hit its powder magazine. it was destroyed three days later by torpedoes and shells from Britians entire navy to avenge everyone who died on the H.M.S Hood. Dogfights hunt for the Bismark -
Operation Barbossa
A suprise attack by Hitler against the Soviet-union wich got German forces within 200 miles of Moscow. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-launches-operation-barbarossa--the-invasion-of-russia -
Wansee Conferance
The conferance was the finacial plan for the final soution for the Jews in concentration camps. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-wannsee-conference -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanes launched a suprise attack against Oahu Hawaii and sent two of three attack waves that not only destroyed aircraft ships military buildings but killed military personel. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-order-is-given-bomb-pearl-harbor -
Battle of Midway
The battle of Midway stopped the Japanes from getting to New Guine. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-midway-begins -
Battle of Stalingrad
This battle had some of the bloodiest fighting on the easternfront. With the Russians protecting their homeland. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-stalingrad-ends -
The invasion of Italy
the initial invasion of italy was met with little resistance and it was an easy hand hold pushing up through Italy was the hard pat met with alot of resistance http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/allies-invade-italian-mainland -
D-Day
The D-Day invasion was the invasion of a Norandy beach head of five sections Omaha, Utah, Sword, Fish, Gold. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/d-day-landing-forces-converge -
Operation Thunderclap
A plan never implemented in WW2 -
Battle of the Bulge
The battle of the Bulge was the battle of the Arddean forest troops in the Bulge were surronded by the Germans without proper supplies but General Patton came and rescued them ending the the seige of the troops. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-the-bulge -
Battle of Iwo Jima
MAny people remember Iwo Jima from the famous photo taken on Mt. Suribachi. Not from the blood shed to gain the island since the Japanese had been their so long and had made tunnel systems conncting most of their gun positions. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/marines-raise-the-flag-on-mt-suribachi -
Batlle of Okinawa
The battle of okinawa was different from all the other island battle the jaoanes always fought at the beaches when the U.S. forces landed instead hey drew them inland anf used kamikazi attacks on the troops. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-troops-land-on-okinawa -
VE Day
Victory in Europe day celebrated by both U.S. and Britain and other formaly occupied countries celebrated the defeat of the Nazi rule. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/v-e-day-is-celebrated-in-american-and-britain -
The Atomic bomb
Created to end the war quickly it was tested in New Mexico. After the war was over the development of this weapon lead to the cold war between the U.S. and Russia. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-conducts-first-test-of-the-atomic-bomb -
VJ Day
Victory in Japan day. THe allies accepted the surrender of the Japanese on the USS Missouri ending the war with Japan. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/vj-day