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Invasion Of Poland
Germany invaded Poland which started WW2 in Europe. They did this to regain lost territory and rule places next to them -
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Evacuation of Dunkirk
It was a last-minute rescue of hundreds of thousands of allied soldiers who were surrounded by Nazis at the beach of Dunkirk. It was also referred to as the miracle of Dunkirk and boosted the morale of the British -
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Battle Of Britain
It was a turning point in WW2 because the RAF had held off the Luftwaffe. If it had not held it back Hitler would've carried on with his operation sea lion land invasion -
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Operation Barbarossa
Hitler had started an operation that would invade the Soviet Union. This is because Hitler regarded the Soviet Union as his enemy -
Attack On Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941, the Japanese military surprise attacked a U.S. Naval base on Pearl Harbor. 2,403 U.S personnel were killed on that day 68 of those were civilians and 19 U.S Navy Ships were destroyed -
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Fall Of Singapore
After being overwhelmed by the Japanese army Singapore surrendered to them. This showed that the Japanese were not to be messed with -
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Battle Of The Coral Sea
It was a series of battles on the east coast of Australia between 4 and 8 May. It was a fight between the allied and the Japanese aircraft -
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Battle Of Midway
The battle of Midway was a major battle in the Pacific theater. It was major because the outnumbered U.S. fleet had destroyed 4 Japanese aircraft carriers -
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Battle Of Stalingrad
It was the turning of the tide of the war for the allies. This was because it stopped the Germans from advancing to the Soviet Union -
D-Day
On June 6, 1944, all allied forces were brought together to make the largest invasion force in human history. Their goal was to liberate Europe and conquer Germany and they ended up being successful -
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Battle Of The Bulge
It started when German Forces launched a surprise attack on Allied forces in Belgium, Luxemburg. It ended whenever the allied counteroffensive forced the Germans to retreat -
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Battle Of Iwo Jima
U.S. forces invaded Iwo Jima and resulting in a battle that took several weeks to end. It was supposedly some of the bloodiest fighting in WW2 -
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Battle Of Okinawa
It lasted for a few months and included some of the worst kamikaze attacks of the war. By the time Okinawa was secured by the U.S over 49,000 casualties had already happened -
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Atomic Bombings Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki
The bombing destroyed most buildings in the area and killed hundreds of thousands of people. The reason for the bombing was the U.S wanted them to surrender but they had refused -
Surrender Of Japan
On August 15, 1945, Emperor Hirohito announced the surrender of Japan. On September 2, 1945, he had formally signed putting a end to WW2