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German Invasion of Poland
Germany started the invasion of Poland on September 1 1939. Poland was attacked from the north, south, and west. This event would mark the start of World War 2. The attacked ended with Germany and Russia splitting the country in half and annexing it. Image
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Battle of Belgium
Battle of Belgium is part of the bigger battle called the Battle of France. This was also one of the first and largest battle of tanks during the entire war. The battle ended with Germany gaining control of Belgium. Image
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Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain was an air battle fought by the Royal Air Force against the Luftwaffe. This was entirely an air battle which ended with British winning the battle. Image
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Battle of Crete
This battle took place in Crete, Greece. Germany and Italy fought Britain and Greece armies. This was the first battle where Germany used paratroopers in mass. The Allied forces also cracked the German messages and got civilians to resist. Image
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Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese Military on December 7th, 1941. The Japanese bombed the naval base and it killed more than 2300 Americans. This would cause the US to declare war on the Japanese and enter them into WW2. Image
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Stalingrad
The battle was fought for the control of the city of Stalingrad in southern Russia. This was considered the most brutal and bloodiest battle in the history of wars. The war ended with Russian Army defeating the German 6th Army. Image
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Battle of Moscow
The battle started at Moscow in October when Hitler tried to take over Moscow but was frustrated because the Soviet army defended the attack. This would eventually lead Russia to attack Germany, which would help in stopping WW2. Image
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Monte Cassino
Battle of Monte Cassino was part of 4 assaults lead by the Allies against Italy. The German camped at the Monte Cassino Monastery but we defeated by the Allied forces. This pushed Hitler’s forces back. Image
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Battle of Bulge
This was the last offensive campaign by the German forces on the Western Front for WW2. The goal was to stop the Allied forces from splitting the Allied forces and force them to negotiate. Allied victory won the battle and led the German to exhaust their resources in the Western Front. Image
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Normandy
Normandy Landings were operations in order to captured back areas so that the Allied forces could gain ground in Europe. This would be knows as D-Day. At least 10,000 allied forces troops died during the course of this operation. This would lead to having the Allied forces to start winning battles in European lands. Image
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