took US five days to capture the beaches
Battle of the Bulge
- Hitler wanted to get to the English channel so he could split the allied forces
- Well over 1 million man
- The Malmedy Massacre- 86 american soldiers were murdered
V-E Day
Victory in Europe Day- May 8, 1945
Japan in WW2- post pearl harbor
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General Information:
Started December 8, 1941
We stopped selling iron ore, steel and oil to Japan, denying it the raw materials needed to continue its activities in China and French Indochina. We also wouldn’t agree to any of their attempts to get us to trade with them again. They saw this as an act of aggression.
We went to war with them because they attacked Pearl Harbor.
Major Generals:
Douglas MacArthur (US Army General)
He was ordered to exercise authority through the Japan government, including Emperor Hirohito.
His headquarters was located in the Dai Ichi Life Insurance Building in Tokyo.
Him and his staff helped Japan rebuild itself, institute democratic government, and chart a new course that made Japan one of the world’s leading industrial powers.
Chester Nimitz (Commander in Chief of The Navy)
Ten days after the attack on Pearl Harbor he was selected as Commander in Chief.
He took command in a ceremony on the top deck of the submarine USS Grayling. The change of command ceremony would normally have taken place aboard a battleship, but every battleship in Pearl Harbor had been either sunk or damaged during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
He successfully organized his forces to halt the Japanese advance despite the losses from the attack on Pearl Harbor and the shortage of ships, planes and supplies.
VJ-Day:
Victory over Japan Day is the name chosen for the day on which Japan surrendered.
The document was signed on September 2, 1945 officially ending WWII.
A formal surrender ceremony was performed in Tokyo Bay, Japan on the battleship USS Missouri.
August 15 is commemorated as Liberation Day in Korea.
Jake-
Major Battles:
Iwo Jima-
American victory, famous for the marines raising the flag
February 19th- March 26th
Goal was to capture the entire island including its 3 airfields and mountains
Okinawa-
82 day long battle
Largest amphibious assault
Was needed for a large air base due to it being so close to the japanese mainland
Midway-
Navajo Code Talkers
- They talked in their own language so nobody could intercept and decipher the message
- One of the biggest reason we won the war, because nobody could figure out what we were saying
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