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Japaneese Invasion of China
China fought Japan with some economic help from Germany, the Soviet Union, and the United States. -
German Blitzkrieg
So Germany can avoid a longer war, they quickly overran much of Europe and was victorious for more than two years by using Blitzkrieg or lightning war. Blitzkrieg required the concentration of offensive weapons such as tanks, planes, and artillery along a narrow front. -
Germany's Invasion of Poland
On Spetember 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. The Polish army was defeated within weeks of the invasion. From East Prussia and Germany in the north and Silesia and Slovakia in the south, German units, with more than 2,000 tanks and over 1,000 planes, broke through Polish defenses along the border, Warsaw surrendered to the Germans on September 3, 1939. the Soviet Union invaded eastern Poland on September 17, 1939. -
Fall of Paris
On the 10th of May, 1940, France was quickly being invaded by Nazi Germans. This invasion happened because the Germans planned on establishing the Military Administration in all of France. After France had fallen on June 14, 1940, life became easier with Germany in control. However, like all Jews, French Jews didn't get to have the same experience as non-Jewish citizens. The majority of them were sent to death camps, had little or no food at all, and were separated from non-Jewish citezens. -
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa was the code name for Nazi Germany's invasion for the Soviet Union during World War II and was driven by Adolf Hitler. It helped Germany take over the Soviet Union, mainly Ukraine. The Nazis killed Soviet Union Jews or sent them to concentration camps to be murdered or burned alive. -
Wannsee Conference
The Wannsee Conference is a meeting of senior officials of Nazi Germany. It was held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee on the 20th of January 1942. The director was Reich Main Security Office (RSHA). Its purpose was to stop Hitler and the Nazi party from taking the Jews and killing them. -
Battle of Stalingrad
In February 2, 1942, the Soviet army was in battle with German forces in Stalingrad located in Southern Russia. Germany thought that if they take Stalingrad, their strategic point on the Volga River could launch further assaults in the Caucasus. On February 2, 1943, the German forces had surrendered and this victory was a turning point for the Allies. -
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
On the 19th of April, 1943, Jewish citizens in the Warsaw ghetto began revolts against German troops. The Jews wanted to try and liberate themselves from their current conditions. However, after about a month, the Jewish uprisings were ceased; many Jewish and German lives were lost during the uprisings. -
Allied Invasion of Italy
On September 3, 1943, British forces begin the invasion of the Allies by landing at Calabria of Italy. Italians wanted peace with the Allies to help overthrow Mussolini so they secretly signed the Allies' terms for surrender. Because of this, Mussolini was eventually captured and executed and was followed by the surrender of Germany. -
D Day
The largest sea borne invasion in history. the amphibious landing was proceeded by extensve ariel and noval bombardment and airborne assault. 24,000 Americans, British, and Canadian airborne. The Allies fail to achieve their goals the first day. German had 1,000 men killed. -
Battle of Bulge
The Battle of Bulge was a major German offensice campaign launched. Through the regions of Belgium, France, and Lexumbourg on the Western Front. It had caught the Allied forces completely off gaurd. the offensive was planned by the German forces by moving troops and equipment under cover of the darkness. -
Liberation of Concentration Camps
During the last moments of the war, Soviet soldiers were the first to set free the prisoners inside of concentration camps. These liberations happened because of troops from the Allies were moving across Europe and offensively into Nazi Germany. Because of these liberations, many German soldiers tried to destroy evidence of the remaining camps along with the prisoners inside of them. -
VE Day
VIctory in Europe Day is generally known as V Day. It was the public holiday celebrated on the 8th of May 1945. It is called VE day because the significance of it was the end of World War II in Europe. On April, Adolf Hitler, the Nazi leader comitted suicide. -
Dropping of the Atomic Bomb
The United States, and the United Kingdom dropped nuclear bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Between those two bombs had killed at least 12,000 people. -
VJ Day
Victory Over Japan Day is the day on whch Japan surrendered in World War II. Before VJ Day, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and on the 9th of August, the Soviet Union declared war on Japan. In Japan August is usually known as the 'memorial day for the end of the war".
