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japanese invasion of china
the japanese where taking over chinas land up until the allied forces helped divert them. -
germany invades poland
hitler seeks out lost territory bombarding poland with blitzes and storming it with tanks he was succesful and soon set up security to keep out invaders -
blitzkrieg
germanys lightning war the battle tactic to fight swift but heavy and to rush the opponent -
fall of paris
also known as the fall of france the germans took advantage of frances depleted forces and overwhelemed them with armoured tanks and air strikes attacking hard and fast -
pearl harbor
a date to live in infamy the unforgettable horrors of the japanese attack on pearl harbor took many lives and casualties after the bombing of the us navy port the japenese saw fit to stroke and the impact on americans was a heavy one so we had to rebuttle -
bataan death march
the tortured march of 80, filipino and american soldiers who where prisoners of war at least 650 american soldiers died before they reached their destination. -
battle of midway
another japanese plan to crush american forces was foiled and before put into acto=ion three of the japanese naval carriers where sunk this prevented the u.s. from a demoralizing defeat. -
battle of stalingrad
the germans initiative was squandered by this mostly close quaartes combat battle the germans began to withdraw their foces and slowly continued to be pushed back definatley giving europeans an upper hand . -
D-Day
the day that the allied forces stomred the beaches of normandy oushing german powers back up until reinforcements came and the allied forces had to make a hasty retreat many soldiers lived to fight another day -
battle of iwo jima
the need for a base on the island of japan the marines faught hard against the well prepared japanese for iwo jima but still took over troops and americans rally as the u.s. flag is raised on japanese soil -
battle of okinawa
the last and the biggest battle of the pacific island it lasted many months this was japans last attempt to defend and they lost so many lives upwards of 10,000 soldiers and mor than a 100,000 civilians where injured -
VE day
victory in eurpoe day amaricans and europeans rejoicing after the defeat of the nazi powers and the last of the nazis where chased and cornered by soviets
