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German Invasion of Poland Part 1
German refugees sent the German army towards Poland in hopes of the Polish to halt the advancement of the Nazi army in the west. The decision whether to go or not was a "gamble" to Adolf Hitler. This would bring more living space to the German people. About 1 and a half million German troops aligned along the 1,750 mile border and went to invade. The Germans bombed their airfields, and German warships attacked Polish naval forces. The signifigance of this invasion was that it was the start of -
German Invasion of Poland Part 2
WWII and created hostility. The outcome of this invasion was 420,000 Polish citizens were captured and another 65,000 were killed. -
Battle of Brittain Part 1
This battle was a battle between Germany and Great Britain's airforces during WWII which was codenamed "Operation Sea Lion" was conducted of thousands of bombing raids from both sides. At the start only military cites were bombed but once Berlin was hit, Germans started to go after civilians. 23,000 British citizens were killed, and by the end of the year around 2,000 aircraft were lost from both Germany and England. -
Battle of Britain Part 2
The objective of this battle was to gain air superiority in the Royal Air Force. The signifigance of the event was all of the innocent civillians who were killed and how it stopped Germany from invading Britain. The outcome was that it transformed the Royal Air Force, and was the first time in history when air force decided the fate of a major battle. -
Operation Barbarossa- Russia Part 1
The German Nazis and their allies launched a massive surprise attack upon the Soveit Union on June 22, 1941. Around four and a half million troops were a part of this massive attack. Hitler yearned for all of the Soviet Union's resources. The forces surrounded their 2,900 km border and came in about 200 miles into Soviet land. This movement did go against the non-aggression pact of 1939, but both sides were suspicious of its truity anyways. Approximately, 600,000 Red Army troops were killed, -
Operation Bararossa Part 2
captured or wounded. Also, nearly 4,000 aircraft were detroyed. Once the winter time came in Russia the Germans came to a halt. The signifigance of this event was that this event was that it was a turning point in the war. The outcome of thsi event was 775,000 German deaths and over 800,000 Soviets deaths. -
Battle of Moscow, Russia Part 1
The Russians were aware that the Germans were going to threaten Moscow and breach their defenses. At first, Russians were acting defensively and then switched to offense once they felt that they could force German armies back. Not to mention, the extreme conditions of cold weather that occurred. The Russians lost between 500,000 and 1 million soldiers, and Germany lost between 300,000 and 500,000 soldiers. Hitler was not able to take over the city and was outrageously furious. -
Battle of Moscow Part 2
The signifigance of this battle was the amounts of deaths being so dramatic and gory. The outcome of the battle was that Germans came very clode to taking over Moscow but failed. -
Battle of Stalingrad, Russia
The Battle of Stalingrad on July 17 of 42 through February 2 of 43 was considered to have been the turning point in WWII. The German army advanced into Stalingrad, Russia. This was a target for Germany because it was Russia's center for communications and manufacturing and also Germany wanted to secure the oil fields of Russia. The Russian's would not let them get a hold of the oil fields. The battle turned into a brutal one with lots of combat. Germany took much land but it was retaken by -
Battle of Stalingrad Part 2
Russians during the night. This battle ending up "bleeding Germany dry" and led to Russia winning. Signifigance of this battle was the shame left for the Germans for such a massive loss. The outcome was a Russian win and now Germans have a day to remember the shame that Germany's leader brought them that day. -
Battle of Kursk, Russia Part 1
The Battle of Kursk, the largest tank battle of WWII, took place in July, 1943 and was located in Kursk, Russia. To prepare for battle Germany rallied together 900,000 soldiers with thousands of weapons. About a third of the German military were all in one concentrated area. Russia was alert of this attack and were prepared.The Russians placed over a million of their soldiers in Kursk. Germans were captured as prisoners before the war even started Still the Germans attacked and lost 10,000 men. -
Battle of Kursk Part 2
Hitler was so determined to win this battle, but severely lost. The signifigance of this event was the crisis that Nazi Germany went tthrough. The outcome was an overwelming win for Russia. -
D Day, France part 1
On June 6, 1944 (D Day) in Normandy Allied troops ( US, British and Canadian) lined along the Norman coast on the Cotentin Peninsula . The cause of the invasion's location was partially due to the failure of the Canadian raid on Dieppe around '42. About 100,000 soldiers lost their lives D Day or otherwise known as the begining of the Battle of Normandy. The night before the attack 23,000 parachuters landed in France, over 155,000 troops and 50,000 vehicles nealy 7,000 naval craft and over -
D Day Part 2
11,500 aircraft were a part of the invasion. By mid August the Allied troops had encircled and destroyed a lot of the Germany army who were in Normandy. The signifigance of D Day is that nobody really knows why it is called D Day and it is kind of a mysterious name which could be interpereted many ways. The outcome of the invasion was that Paris was liberated on August 25 and Germany surrendered. -
Battle of the Bulge Part 2
to Hitler not getting a victory. The signifigance of this event was Hitler learning that he can be beaten, and giving hope to the American troops. The outcome was 100,000 deaths from the US. -
Battle of the Bulge Part 1
Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazi party, on December 16, 1944 ordered war. His objective was to do a blitzkrieg and split the allied armies. He sent over a quarter million trrops into what became the dealiest and most desperate battle of the war. This took place in the Ardennes. The Americans were almost annihalated but continued to fight to hold off the German forces from advancing, they helped to buy time for their allies. The braveness of the US troops and lack of resources for Germany led -
Battle of Berlin Part 1 of 2
It was the last major battle of WWII In the European Theater of Operations. The German Forces and the Red Army (Soviets) fought between April 16, 1945 and May 2, 1945 in Berlin, Germany. Aboiut 350,000 soldiers died from both sides. It was extremely bloody and gruesome. Preluding to the battle, many Germans committed suicide. The German forces surrendered on May 2nd. The signifigance of this battle was the efforts at Humanitarian aid to German citizens such as distributing food. Also, as many -
Battle of Berlin Part 2 of 2
458,000 German soldiers were killed or are missing. The outcome was the Soviets/ Reds won and the Germans surrendered. -
Hiroshima/ Nagasaki Part 1
The United States hit Hiroshima with a large atomic bomb which demolished the city and killed tens of thousnads of innocent people. The United States plane nicknamed the "Enola Gay" which was accompanied by two othere planes went into Japan's island of Hiroshima at 8:15 am and dropped "Little Boy" who's explosion was 1,900 ft hovering the city. It killed about 350,000 people. A short three days later, bombs were dropped at Nagasaki. Its signifigance was the devastation that happened to the ci -
Hiroshima/ Nagasaki Part 2
the cities. The outcome of this bombing was 350, 000 dead civilians of Japan and 70% of the city Nagasaki was destroyed and 90,000 buildings in Hiroshima were demolished.
