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German Invasion of Poland
On September 1st, 1939, Germany, ruled by Dicatator Adolf Hitler, invaded Poland. This started the second world war and was in direct violation of the Treaty of Versailles. The German Marines first attacked at the port of Danzig, followed by heavy air support and artillery. The Germans only lost 48,000 and approximately 787,000 Polish troops were captured. Germany reclaimed Poland. -
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German Invasion of Poland
On September 1st, 1939, Germany, ruled by Dictator Adolf Hitler, invaded Poland. This started the second World War and was in direct violation of the Treaty of Versailles. The German Marines first attacked at the port of Danzig, followed by heavy air support and artillery. The Germans only lost 48,000 and approximately 787,000 Polish troops were captured. Germany reclaimed Poland. -
Battle of Brtitain (2/2)
Even though the Luftwaffe was much stronger the RAF defended London and drove out the German's air attacks. -
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Battle of Britian (1/2)
Operation Sea Lion or the Battle of Britian was mainly Germany's Luftwaffe's attempts at destroying the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Royal Navy. In July and August of the battle, the Luftwaffe concentrated there forces on the British coasts, but as the British utilized there radar, the bombings were harder to execute. The radar could detect the German Luftwaffe. Once the battle trudged into September, the Germans concentrated their air raids on London. -
Operation Barbarossa
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Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa was the name of Germany's 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union. Germany believed that if they obtained massive control of land and resources, they could force Britian into submission. The Germans caught the Russians off guard, but when the Germans decided to move towards Stalingrad, the Soviets recieved reinforcements. Germany broke their peace treaty and ended up fighting a two front war. This, along with the subzero temperatures, drove the Nazis back. -
Battle of Moscow (2/2)
Europe. The outcome of the Battle was a victory for the Soviets, driving the Germans back 160 miles from Moscow. -
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Battle of Moscow (1/2)
The Battle of Moscow was the second major battle for control over Russia. Within the first 13 days of fighting, the Germans had pushed all the way to within 50 miles of Moscow. On November 16, the Germans got 15 miles away from Moscow, but this would be they closest the Germans ever got. The Soviets launched counter attacks and drove the Germans back. The significance of this battle was that the Soviets showed determination in defending their capital and Hitler's inability to capture Western -
Battle of Stalingrad
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Battle of Stalingrad
Stalingrad was a city on the west bank of the Vulga River. At first Hitler wanted to control the river by bombing the city's weapons factories, but later ordered for control over the city. Hitler's Luftwaffe flew over the city, bombing civilian and military alike. Stalin refused to evacaute civilains believing they would fight harder for their city. The Soviets captured the Germans and this is seen as the turning point in the European Theatre. -
Battle of Kursk
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Battle of Kursk
The Battleof Kursk was the end of German supremacy on the Eastern Front. Kursk was an important rail junction controlled by the Soviets. The Germans planned an attack in May 1943, but pushed it back to June, and then July. Through Soviet spies, the Soviets knew that the Germans were planning an attack on Kursk. Both sides amassed huge armies, both including large tank regiments. When the battle actually occured, the Germans were heavily outgunned and were forced to retreat. -
D-Day (1/2)
D-Day was an invasion of Normandy, France by the Allied Powers on June 6th, 1944. Before the actual invasion 24, 300 Allied Paratroopers dropped on to the beaches. Their jobs were to sabotage transportation points, so the Germans couldn't reinforce their troops. Then the infantry staged an assault on five beaches: Omaha, Utah, Gold, Juno, and Sword. They used amphibious tanks to deliver the soldiers to the beaches. There, infantry, aided by fighter planes, stormed the beaches. The allies freed -
D-Day (2/2)
Northern France and pushed the Germans into a retreat.This loosened the noose put around the Western Front's neck. It was also the United States main battle against the Germans,. -
Battle of the Bulge (2/2)
200,000 men, 1,000 tanks, and 2,000 aircraft. -
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Battle of the Bulge (1/2)
The Battle of the Bulge was a German Offensive to retake the port of Antwerp. This would buy Hitler some time to deal with the advancing Soviets on the Eastern Front. The port was lightly defended and the Germans created a bulge in the Allied defenses. This "bulge" was 50 miles wide and 70 miles deep. This was significant because Germany lost a battle, which it could not afford to lose. Hitler did not have the supplies nor the man power to keep fighting. In total the battle cost both sides -
Battle of Berlin (2/2)
quickly fell to the Soviets. The significance of this battle was that it ended the European Theatre of World War II. Nazi Germany was defeated and Hitler committed suicide. -
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Battle of Berlin (1/2)
The Battle of Berlin was the last major campaign of World War II. With the Allied Forces coming from the West and the Soviets coming from the East, the Germans were being forced towards their capital Berlin. The Soviets wanted to capture Berlin, before the Allies, and also wanted to seize as much land as they could before it all got divded between the Allies. The Germans had very little to defend their capital and quickly fell to the Soviets. The significance of this battle was that it ended the -
Bombing of Hiroshima
On August 6, 1943 at 8:15 am, a Boeing B-29 Bomber dropped a bomb over Hiroshima, Japan. The bomb dropped 6 miles, in 43 seconds and possessed a force equivalant to 125,00 tons of TNT. The bomb, Little Boy, displayed a new type of nuclear warfare, that had never been seen before. The bomb destroyed 62,000 bulidings, an estimated 200,000 deaths, and 171,000 homeless. All who died in the explosion died in less than a second, but some died due to radiation which took several years. -
Nagasaki Bombing (1/2)
When the Japanese refused to surrender after the bombing of Hiroshima, the USA order another atomic bomb to be dropped on Nagasaki. This bomb, called Fat Man, consisted of a core of plutonium 238 and was more powerful then Little Boy. Originally, the bomb was supposed to be dropped on Kokura, but there was too much overcast, so the bomb was dropped on Nagasaki instead. The bomb was released at 11:02 and detonated 53 seconds later. The bomb missed it aiming point by 8, 500 ft, but still leveled -
Bombing of Nagasaki (2/2)
1/3 of Nagasaki. This bomb prompted Emporer Hirohtio of Japan to end the war, which he did. The death toll was estimated 74,000 with 75,000 injured or wounded.
