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Battle of Midway-between the US and Japan; Japanese lost 4 carriers. Japanese were planning to ambush the US fleet, but US found out the date and location and ambushed Japanese instead.
D-day-150,000 troops stormed Omaha beach in Northern France.
Stalingrad- war between Germany and the USSR. bloodiest battle in history. Russians won
Battle of Bulge- battle between Germany and US.in Belgium. most costly battle for the US.
Layte Gulf Battle- US and Japanese US won largest naval battle
Dresden Raid- city in Germany that was firebombed by US planes.
Auschwitz is liberated- jewish concentration camp was liberated by the Soviets. Only 7000 survived Auschwitz but many died on the march out of the camp.
Iwo Jima- battle between US and Japanese on Japanese soil. used as a bombing base for the US.
Germany surrendered in May 1945- Germans were surrounded by the Allies
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki- the bombs flattened both cities
Japan surrenders as a result of the atomic bombs
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