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The Battle of Britain
The battle of Britain was fought above England in the air by many Air Force units -
The Invasion of Poland
World War II began after jermany invaded Poland on this date -
The Battle of Kursk
This was the largest tank battle ever to be fought in history. This battle took care of all of the defense that the germans had left on the eastern front. -
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The Japanese launched a suprise attack on Pearl Harbor Hawaii before 8:00am. By doing this the Japanese would destroy many of the U.S navy ships, planes and much more. -
The Battle of Midway
Japanese aircraft carriers launched an attack on the U.S Military base at Midway. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
A Battle located on the Eastern front, The soviets were able to beat the Germans in a very important victory. -
Operation Torch
This was an operation with the allies to invade french north africa -
Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program
This was a program put in place to help with the looting and the destruction of things -
D-Day
D-Day was the storming of the beaches of Normandy by the United states military. This is known as the most amphibious battle in history due to the amount of artilary and equiptment coming in by boat, plane, and vehichle -
The Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge is the bloodiest and biggest battle ever to be fought by the United States during WW2 -
The Battle of Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima was raided by the United States Marines on this date. The battle would start as they would fight to capture the island -
The Death of FDR
United States President Franklin D Roosevelt would die on this date and his vice president Harry S Truman. -
The Death of Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler would commit suicide on this day along with his lover Eva Braun -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
The United States dropped the first ever atomic bomb on Hiroshima Japan making it a major turning point in the war -
Atomic Bombing Nagasaki
The second atomic bomb was dropped by the United states on the Japanese city of Nagasaki -
The Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa was a major battle of the war and was fought on the island of Okinawa. It had the secret code name of operation Ice berg