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Invasion Of Poland
On the first of September, 1939
Germany started their invasion
of Poland. Neighboring countries
such as England and France saw
this as an act of aggression and
declared war only two days later.Bombing of Nagasaki
After Japanese leaders denied a request to surrender
the US dropped two atomic bombs on Japan, the last one being
in Nagasaki, winning the war for the allies.Invasion of Normandy
American forces landed at the beach of Normandy France,
this was the start of the Allied offensive invasion and attacks.
Although massive casualties were suffered, it was a huge
victory in favor of the Allies because it gave them a foothold
in Europe.Bombing of Pearl Harbor
On December 7th, 1941 the Japanese
surprise attacked the military base
Pearl Harbor. Over 3,000 Americans died,
the very next day President Franklin D.
Roosevelt declared war on Japan.Battle Of Coral Sea
The Battle of Coral Sea was the first US victory verses Japan,
Japaneese aircraft carriers planned to control Coral Sea but
were stopped by US forces.Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a huge turning point in the war aginst Japan.
Japan planned an ambush on US forces, but the US knew this and
planned a counter ambush that was extremely successfull and destroyed
three out of the four Japanese carriers.Battle of the Bulge
Allied forces are beginning to advance from Normandy throughout
France and Belgium, Germans attempted to stop this with a surprise
Blitzkrieg. Although they did slow the advance of Allied troops, they
ultimately ran out of recources and the Allies continued their invasion.Battle of Stalingrad
German forces planned of capture the Soviet city
Stalingrad. This was one of the longest and
bloodiest battles of WWII and resulted in Allied
victory.Battle of Berlin
The final defense attempt of Germany in the city
of Berlin against the approaching Ally army.Battle of Moscow
More than one million german
troops were sent by Germany
to attack and destroy Moscow.
The Germans quickly fought
their way within 18 miles of
Moscow, but due to the freezing
winter and the Russian counter
attack they were forced to retreat.
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