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Japenese invasion of China
The Japanese invasion was a military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan from 1937 to 1941. China fought Japan, with some economic help from Germany, the Soviet Union and the United states. The battle ended in a result of a chinese victory and the resumption of the chinese cival war.
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Germany's invasion of Poland
The invasion of Poland was a joint invasion by Germany, the Soviet Union, and a small Slovak contingent that marked the beginning of World War II in Europe. The German invasion began on 1 September 1939. The campaign ended on October 6th with Germany and the Soviet Union dividing and annexing the whole of Poland.
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German Blitzkrieg
The German Blitzkrieg is a type of warfare that cosists of an attacking force by a dense concentration of armoured and motorized or mechanized infantry formations, and heavily backed up by close air support. This type of warfare was used mainly used during the military campaings of 1939 to 1940. -
Fall of Paris
On May 10th the citizens of france had awakend to the sound of a German accented voice announcing via loudspeakers that a curfew was being imposed for 8 p.m. that evening as German troops enter and occupy Paris. French men and women in the west cheered-as Canadian troops rolled through their region, offering hope for a free France while The United States did not remain completely idle on this day President Roosevelt froze the American trade to the Axis powers, [World war 2 history.com] -
Operation Barbosa
Operation Barbosa was Nazi Germny's invasion of the soviet union during World war 2, in direct violation of the German-Soviet Pact. Over four million Axis powered soldiers were deployed making it the largest invasion in history ever. The invasion was though by Hittlers desire to take over the soviet territories. It started the begginng of the rapid escalation war and the formation of the Allied coalition.
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Pearl Harbor
The attack of Pearl Harbor was the key factor for getting the United States involved in World War 2. Japan witch was part of the axis powers bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The United States immediately declared war on Japan. On December 11, Germany and Italy declared war on the United States as the military conflict widened. The reason of the attack was an preventive action in order to keep the U.S navy interfeering with Japanese oversea activities.
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Wansee Conference
The Wansee Conference was a meeting consisting of Nazi Germany generals held in Berlin. The purpose of the meeting was to come up with a Final solution for the jewish population of German occupied Europe. Once the Nazis had reached there conclusion they decided the solution would be to deport all of the jews in German controlled Europe to Poland and to have them all murdered. The efffect of the conference was the planning and building of German deathcamps.
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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 World War II. Thanks in part to major advances in code breaking, the United States was able to preempt and counter Japan’s planned ambush of its few remaining aircraft carriers. The U.S victory was a great advantage over japan because it left there navy permantly damaged and led the U.S into an offensive position {world war 2 history.com} -
Battle of Stalingrad
The battle of Stalingrad was an successful soviet defense over the city of stalingrad. It stopped the German advance into the Soviet Union and marked the turning of the tide of war in favor of the Allies. On september 3rd the german army reached the outskirts of the city expecting to take it in short order but the russians had built a massive defense and eventually had deafeated them. [world war 2 history.com] -
Liberation of concentration camps
Shortly before Germany's surrender German forces had begun evacuating many of the death camps in the fall of 1944, sending inmates under guard to march further from the advancing enemy’s front line. The Soviets liberated Auschwitz, the largest killing center and concentration camp, in January 1945 and most camps were dismantled by germany after the surrender -
Operation Gomorrah
Operation Gomorrah was an all out bombing raid on Hamburg Germany by Britain and U.S bombers. Britain had suffered numerous deaths of civilians as a result of German bombing raids in July. Now the tables were going to turn. The evening of July 24 saw British aircraft drop tons of bombs on Hamburg in just a few hours and just as Hamburg thought it was over U.S bombers attcked the city by day everyday for the next week. The effect on Germany left them thinking of defeat.
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Allied invasion of Italy
The Allied invasion of the Italian peninsula, crossing the Strait of Messina from Sicily and landing at Calabria. On the day of the landing, the Italian government secretly agreed to the Allies’ terms for surrender, but no public announcement was made until September 8.By the spring of 1943, opposition groups in Italy were uniting to overthrow Mussolini and make peace with the Allies, but a strong German military presence in Italy threatened to resist any such action. [World war 2 HIstory.com] -
D Day (Normany Invasion)
Operation Overlord was when when some 156,000 American, and British forces landed along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region. The invasion was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history and required extensive planning. The invasion was an effort to liberate western Europe from Germany's control. By the end of August all of Northern France had been liberated by the Allied forces It was the beginning of the end.
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Operation thunderclap
Operation Thunderclap was the code for a cancelled attack. The plan was an massive attack on Berlin in hopes that would cause 220,000 casualties with many of them key German personnel, which would shatter German morale. In 1945 the plan was reconsidered to be used in coordination with an soviet advance but again was rejected as impractical. Instead a number of coordinated smaller attacks against cities of the eastern front were chose to be attcked such as Berlin.
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Battle of Iwo Jima
The American amphibious invasion of Iwo Jima stemmed from the need for a base near the Japanese coast. Three U.S. marine divisions landed on the island in February 1945. Iwo Jima was defended by roughly 23,000 Japanese army and navy troops, who fought from caves, dugouts, tunnels and underground installations. Despite the difficulty of the conditions, the marines wiped out the defending forces after a month of fighting.
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Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa was the last and biggest of the pacific island battles in World war 2. 287,000 U.S troops against 130,000 Japanese soldiers. At stake were air bases vital to the projected invasion of Japan. By the end of the 82 day battle japan had lost more than 77,000 soldiers and the allies had suffered more than 65,000 casualties. Both sides Generals had died during the campaign and the whole island had turned into a massive bloodshed. [World War 2 history.com] -
VE Day
VE day is the clebration and anniversary of the day the formal acceptance by the Allies of Nazi Germany's surrender of its armed forces. VE Day was not celebrated until the ninth in Moscow, with a radio broadcast salute from Stalin himself “The age long struggle of the nations… has ended in victory. Your courage has defeated the Nazis. The war is over.”
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Dropping of the atomic bombs
japan vowed to fight to the bitter end in the Pacific, despite clear indications that they had little chance of winning after Nazi Germany's surrender. Japense government rejected the Allied demand for surrender in the Potsdam Declaration, which threatened the Japanese with “prompt and utter destruction” if they refused. Shortly after the refusal U.S forces dropped two of the worlds largest bombs in Japan. Soon after they announced there surrender [World war 2 history.com] -
VJ day
Shortly after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki it was announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, effectively ending World War II. Since then, both August 14 and August 15 have been known as “Victoryover Japan Day,” or simply “V-J Day.” -
Battle of the Bulge
Hitler attempted to split the Allied armies in northwest Europe by means of a surprise attack through the Ardennes to Antwerp. After numerous suprise attacks by germany the Allied line took on the appearance of a large bulge giving rise to the battle’s name. Lieutenant General George S. Patton’s successful maneuvering of the Allies proved vital to the Allied defense, leading to a victory over Germany's counteroffense
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