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German invasion of Poland 2
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German Invasion of Poland 1
At 4:30 a.m. in Poland, on September 1, 1939, an anticipated German attack began. Germnay invaded because Hitler wanted Poland's land and many resources. The German army was much larger, stronger, and their airforce and tanks also greatly outnumbered those of the Polish, so it was not much of a challenge for Germany to win the battle. This is significant because it is what started the fighting, and caused Briatin and France to defend Poland. The outcome of this is that It started the whole -
Battle of Briatin 2
rmany had to pull out because of damage. But after wards, they continued to attack in the form of a blitzkrieg. Overall this killed 43,000 British civilians and seriously wounded 51,000 others. -
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Battle of Britain 1
The Germans switched their aim to Briatin, and went after them with their plan involving their airforce, known as Operation Sea Lion. The Germans out by constant Bombing of the British Coast, and Then later focusing on London. The even attacked several times in november but not as part of the operation. The significance of this battle is that the British were able to use new technology to avoid attacks and actually inflict major damage on the Geraman air force. The outcome of this was that ge -
Operation Barbarossa - Russia 2
anticipated. The outcome is that it slowed Germany witha major two front war, and they were eventually defeated by the allies in 1945. -
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Operation Barbarossa - Russia 1
This was an attack launched on Russia by Germany both for its abundant oil and resources, and because of the many Jews and Slavs. The German side started out with over 3 million soldiers. Germany would have been able to wuickly take moscow but they didn't and instead aimed for Leningrad. them because of weather the Germans were majorly delayed. This battle is significant because it was supposed to be quick for the Germans but instead got stretched out over a long time and took more focus than -
Battle of Moscow 2
and it showed Hitler's weakness in not being able to defeat Russia. This mentally strengthened the Allies. The outcome of this event is that the Germans were slowed in Russia and the German blitzkrieg on the Eastern Front was ended as well. -
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Battle of Moscow 1
This battle is part of Phase II of operation Barbarossa. The Germans slowly advanced on the Capital and during the middle of their advance, on November 7th, Moscow held a celebration for the twenty-fourth anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution to boost morale. Overall the weather severly damaged and slowed the Germans, and the closest they got to the capital was the city of Istr, 15 miles to the west. This battle was significant becasue it demonstrated Russia's abilities to defend themselves -
Battle of Stalingrad 2
supplies ended up being recieved by the Russians anyways. This battle is sifnificant because it psychologically harmed the Germans and marked the fall of Germany in Russia. One of the outcomes of this battle was the immense number of casualties for the Axis, with the loss of over half a million men. -
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Battle of Stalingrad 1
Hitler wanted to be ble to control Stalingrad for several reasons. The city was a huge manufacturing town, it would open up a path to the oil fields that feuled the Russians, and it would work well as motivation because the city had Stalin's name in it. The battle was mainly fought in an urban environment without the evacuation of civilians. Near the end of the battleGermany decided to fly in supplies and air drop them, but this backfired as Russia had great air control and most of the dropped -
Battle of Kursk 2
Sicily where the Allies had just arrived. This battle is significant because it is what moves the Germans onto the defensive path that continues to decline until the end of the war. The outcome of this battle for the Germans was a major loss consisting of 70,000 casualties, almost 3,000 lost tanks, and almost 1,500 lost planes. -
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The Battle of Kursk 1
The battle of Kursk involved 4 million men, over 6,000 tanks , and 12,000 aircraft. This battle was one of the largest in the war and
also the largest tank battle in history. Germany's plan was to lead an attack on the north and an attack on the south that would surround the Soviets. But the Soviets new this was coming and were able to prepare. The germans were only able to push the Russians back between 8 and 20 miles before they were called to retreat eight days later. They returned to -
D-Day 1
D-Day was the invasion of the Allies in Normandy in France. The Allies' forces consisted over three million troops and thousands of planes, ships, tanks, and landing crafts. The Germans new an attack would come, but they did not know where. On this day the invasion started along a 60 mile stretch of beach in Normandy. The Germans had dug themselves into trenches and behind walls, and fired heavily with machine guns, mortars, and rockets. The significance of this day is that it is the -
D-Day 2
beginning of the victorious run for the Allies in Europe. This battle started the pushing back of germany on the western side of Europe. The outcome of this battle is that several months later, the Allies won and were able to liberate France, Luxembourg, and Belgium. -
Battle of the Bulge 2
trapped and continously attacked. This group (101st) held out touhg until the weather cleared and air strikes were able to target the Germans. The outcome of this battle was that Geramny lost, and this loss inflicted unfixable damage on the Germans. This is significant because it made the already scarce german supplies and troops even sparser and ultimately led to the German surrender four months later. -
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Battles of the Bulge 1
In this battle, Hitler's goal was to split the American and British forces in the Ardennes Forest and to recapture the port of Antwerp which was a major source of the Allies' supplies. He planned the offensive to take place during the winter in bad weather to get in the way of air forces. Hitler knew that otherwise the Luftwaffe could not provide enough air support and that the British and Americans could. Some the most intense fighting was in the town of Bastogne where an American unit was -
Battle of Berlin 2
German side of the war was finally over. The outcome of this battle was that Germany was divided amongst the Allies, and Berlin was as well. Eventually all the sections of germany except for the Russian part were returned to the Germans. -
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Battle of Berlin 1
This last battle was as large as many of the eastern fron battles involving millions of soldiers on both sides. the battle quickly reached the streets, and many people too old or too young joined the fight as well. On April 30, Hitler commited suicide in his bunker. Just after, the German military commander of Berlin pleaded for a cease fire. The Soviets stated that they would only agree to complete surrender. The next day, May 2, Berlin surrendered. The Significance of this battle is that the -
Hiroshima
President Truman and his advisers agreed that the quickest way to end the war would be with the use of an atomic bomb. They gave Japan a warning, and when they did not recieve a response, they dropped the first bomb on Hiroshima, instantly killing 70,000 and then many more from radiation. This is significant because this bombing along with Nagasaki put an end to WWII. The outcome of this bombing was that there were many Japanese deaths, and many ethical questions were raised about its use. -
Nagasaki
This is the second of the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan. the Japanese did not surrender after the first, so this one was dropped on Nagasaki three days later. This is significant because these two bombings put an end to WWII. The outcome of these bombings were that there were many Japanese deaths, and many ethical questions were raised about its use.
