We presented again.
German Invasion of Poland-1939
Blitzkrieg- lightning warfare used by Germans
Battle of Britain-first aerial fight; German's first real loss
Operation Barbarossa- A German attempt to invade Russia. Hitler's greatest failure and the bloodiest battle in History
Pearl Harbor-attack on American Harbor called Pearl Harbor
Alamein- large battle in Northern Africa
Stalingrad- bloodiest battle in history
D-Day-June 6, 1944 US invasion of Normandy beaches in France.
Auschwitz- German concentration camp for Jews. In Poland.
US troops cross the Rhine River- was meant to be a surprise attack, but it ended up losing the element of surprise. First invasion of Germany
Harry Truman takes over the Presidency for FDR. Germany surrendered a few weeks later
Hitler and his wife killed themselves when they knew that the war was over.
Germany surrenders to the Soviets-shortly after Hitler committed suicide Soviets invaded Berlin
Hiroshima- atomic bomb dropped by the Enola Gay
USSR declares war on Japan
US drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki- more powerful than the first one
Japan surrenders Ending WW2
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