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Germany invades poland
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German troops invade poland on the ground while hitler air force bombs polish cities from the sky.It was also 1.5 million german soilders that invaded poland and along a 1,750 mile border with german controlled-territory. This event happen at 4:45am the germans arrived at poland at 4:45am. The germans didnt attack until 6:15. Poland was not expecting this. -
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Battle of Britian
In the summer and fall of 1940, german and british air forces clashed in the skies over the United Kingdom, locked in the largest sustained bombing campain to the date. A significant turning point in ww2 the battle of britian ended when germanys luftwaffe failed to gain air superiority over the royal air force despite months of targeting britain air force/bases and there civilan population Britain victory saved the country from a ground invasion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvxPid5xB3Y -
lend-lease
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/lend-lease
During ww2, the united states began to provide important military supplies and other assistance to allies in september 1940 even though the united states did not go into the war until December 1941. Much of this flowed to the united kingdom and other nations already at war with germany and japan through a lend lease. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RPcXmUBSXU -
The london blitz
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/blitz.htm
So a year and six days later hitler and the german troops invaded france and also captured paris.Hitler turned his attention to destroying London in an attempt to demoralize the population and force the British to come to terms.At around 4:00 pm on september 7 1940 348 german bombers escorted by 617 fighters blasted london until 6:00 pm two hours it lasted. This didnt end until May 11 1940. http://ww2history.com/videos/Western/Nazis_invade_France -
Germany invades Soveit Union
https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005164
Under the codename operation Barbarossa nazi germany invaded the soveit union on june 22 1941.In the largest german military operation of WW2. The destruction by the military force the permanet elmination of the percieved communist threat to germany. Adolf Hitler had always regarded the German-Soviet nonaggression pact, signed on August 23, 1939, as a temporary tactical maneuver. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrpxRfn1EBc -
Pearl harbor bombing
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor
Just before 8.am December 7 1941 hundreds of japenese fighter planes attacked the american naval base at pearl harbor near honolulu hawaii The barrage lasted two hours . The japenese managed to destroy nearly 20 american naval vessels including 8 huge battleships and 300 airplanes, More than 2000 amerian soilders and sailors died in the attack and another 1000 wounded . http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor/videos/japanes -
U.S Enter the war
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-declares-war-on-the-united-states
On this day adolf hitler declared war on the united states. The bombing of pearl harbor even suprised germany. On december 8 japenese and germany became allies to go against america basically.Hitler was convined would soon beat him to the punch and delcare war on germany. U.S navy were allready attacking the german u-boats http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/world-war-ii-history/videos/america-enters-wo -
Battle of Midway
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-midway
Six months after the attack on pearl harbor the united states defeated japan in one of the most decisive naval battles of WW2.The victory allowed the united states and its allies to move into an offensive position.japans ambushed of its few remainig aircraft carriers inflicting permanent damage on the japenese navy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4pUD9qWKs8 -
D-Day
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day
During World War II (1939-1945), the Battle of Normandy, which lasted from June 1944 to August 1944, resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s control.Codenamed Operation Overlord, the battle began on June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, when some 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region. -
Battle of bulge
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-the-bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg on the Western Front toward the end of World War II in Europe.
In December 1944, Adolph Hitler attempted to split the Allied rmies in northwest Europe by means of a surprise blitzkrieg thrust through the Ardennes to Antwerp. -
Battle of Iwo jima
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-iwo-jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the U.S. Marines landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II.PRINT
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The American amphibious invasion of Iwo Jima during World War II stemmed from the need for a base near the Japanese coast. Following elaborate preparatory air and naval bombardment, three U.S. marine divisions landed on the island in February 1945. -
U.S bombs japan
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-bomb-dropped-on-hiroshima
On August 6, 1945, during World War II (1939-45), an American B-29 bomber dropped the world's first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima.The United States becomes the first and only nation to use atomic weaponry during wartime when it drops an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki
