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Japanese invasion of China
Japanese claimed that they were fired on by Chinese troops at the Marco Polo Bridge near Beijing. Using this as an excuse, the Japanese launched a full-scale invasion of China using the conquered Manchuria as a launching base for their troops. The Guomintang put up little resistance though they were up against a formidable enemy. In November 1937, China’s most important port, Shanghai, fell and Nanjing (Nanking), Chiang Kai-shek’s capital, fell in December 1937. -
Germany's invasion of Poland
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German Blitzkrieg
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Fall of Paris
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Operation Barbarossa
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Pearl Harbor
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Wannsee Conference
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Battle of Midway
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Battle of Stalingrad
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Operation Gomorrah
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D-Day
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Operation Thunderclap
Operation thunderclap was planned to bomb the eastern-most cities of Germany to disrupt the transport infrastructure behind what was becoming the Eastern front. Also to demonstrate to the German population, in even more devastating fashion, that the air defences of Germany were now of little substance and that the Nazi regime had failed them. dresden#sthash.lF2kspsp.dpuf -
Battle of Iwo Jima
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Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa was the last and biggest battle. It nvolved the 287,000 troops of the U.S. Tenth Army against 130,000 soldiers of the Japanese Thirty-second Army. In result, Japan had lost more than 77,000 soldiers and the Allies had suffered more than 65,000 casualties—including 14,000 dead. -
Battle of the Bulge
In December 1944, Adolph Hitler attempted to split the Allied armies in northwest Europe by means of a surprise blitzkrieg thrust through the Ardennes to Antwerp. As the Germans drove deeper into the Ardennes in an attempt to secure vital bridgeheads, the Allied line took on the appearance of a large bulge, giving rise to the battle’s name. The Battle of the Bulge was the costliest battle ever fought by the Americans. Also suffered over 100,000 casualties.
