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Hitler invades Czechoslovakia
Adolf HItler in March of 1939 ordered an army of German soldiers to invade Czechoslovakia. Which eventually lead to the occupation of Prague. This invasion was part of this strategy to expand German territory and gain dominance in Europe. -
Hitler invades Poland
In September of 1939 Adolf Hitler invaded Poland and broke the treaty he had with the allies. this led to the start of world war 2. -
Germany invades Belgium
The German invasion of Belgium started on May 10 1940. this invasion was a major part of the larger German battle portion known as the battle of france. this was put into action to quickly defeat France and its allies. -
Dunkirk evacuation
The dunkirk evacuation was a part of operation dynamo and it involved rescuing more than 338,000 French and British soldiers and transporting them to the French port of Dunkirk. some people often refer to this as the miracle of Dunkirk because it was a such a big booster for the british moral. -
The Blitz
The blitz was a series of intense bombing on the United kingdom led out by a German campaign. the blitz only lasted around eight months before Hitler realized that he wasn't getting anywhere with this kind of warfare. -
The battle of Britain
the battle of Britain was a huge air campaign that was fought mostly over the southern parts of England after the Dunkirk evacuation Germany tried to gain superiority in preparation of their plan to invade great Britain. -
The battle of Midway
the battle of Midway was fought between the United States and Japan after the US had destroyed one of Japan's first line carrier ships and a very large majority of their navel pilots.contrary to popular belief the battle of Midway was fought mostly with aircrafts with the use of aircraft carriers of course. -
Battle of Stalingrad
the battle of Stalingrad had to be one of the most decisive battles of WW2. With the Soviet Union performing a great defeat for the German troops in an important city around the Volga River Which was later named after the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. -
Germany Surrenders
after Hitler had commited suicide a month prior the allies demanded that Germany surrender and they had now choice but to throw in the towel and surrender. since Hitler couldn't sign the document Gen. Alfred Jodl signed on his behalf and two other generals signed for the US and The Soviet Union. -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Because the US wanted to reduce the number of Lives lost by American Troops they had two nuclear bombs created to force a Japan to surrender. these two bombs that were dropped had killed between 150,000 - 246,000 Japanese civilians. this was the only time nuclear weapons were used in any type of warfare.