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WWII
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Germany Invades Poland
Germany takes over poland -
Germany Invades France
germany uses its blitzkrieg tactics on france and takes over swiftly -
U.S. gives war supplies to Britain
The U.S. begins giving supplies to the allies hoping they can win the war without U.S. involvement -
Germany Bombs London
Germany tries bombing Britain but fails to destroy the British spirit -
Germany Invades Soviet Union
Germany invades Soviet Union and loses at Stalin Grad -
Operation Barbarossa
Germany Invades Russia and gains lots of ground -
Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor
Japan surprise attacks Pearl Harbor destroying many American ships -
Germany declares was on United States
Germany declares war on U.S. -
Bataan Death March
lots of marching -
Battle of Midway
Turning point of the Japanese offensive pushing them to the defensive -
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
uprisings in the ghettos -
D-Day
U.S. troops landed on Normandy on specific sectors of the beach most known and most brutal was Omaha beach. Troops had to run out of landing crafts and into the bloody sand of Omaha where countless of bullets flew past them until they finally overran the German defensive and captured the beach. -
Battle of The Bulge
One of the final battles for Germany was during the Bulge when German and American soldiers both held their ground on both sides of the front. Harsh fighting took place when platoons would accidentally march into the other side and begin to open fire. The American troops finally pushed out the German defenders and took the Argonne forest. -
Liberation of concentration camps
U.S. troops liberate camps and witness the horror of the concentration camps for the first time -
Battle of Iwo Jima
American Marines landed on the beaches of Iwo Jima where the Japanese defenders were dug in deep and opened fire once the American forces were clear from the cover of the beach. The Marines would come out victorious, but with a heavy price. -
Bombing Of Japan
Enola Gay, name of the plane that dropped the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These bombings would lead to Japan's surrender.
