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The Invasion of Poland
was a joint attack on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany, the Slovak Republic, and the Soviet Union, which marked the beginning of World War II. -
The Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force and the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy defended the United Kingdom against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's air force, the Luftwaffe. -
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
It was a surprise military strike by the Empire of Japan on the United States Pacific Fleet at its naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu, Hawaii -
The Battle of Midway
It was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II -
Operation Torch
The British objective of securing victory in North Africa while allowing American armed forces the opportunity to begin their fight against Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy on a limited scale. -
Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program
To help protect cultural property in war areas during and after World War II. -
The Battle of Kursk
A major World War II Eastern Front battle between the forces of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union near Kursk in southwestern Russia. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
A major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II, began when Nazi Germany and its Axis allies attacked and became locked in a protracted struggle with the Soviet Union for control over the Soviet city of Stalingrad. -
D-Day
Brought together the land, air, and sea forces of the allied armies in what became known as the largest amphibious invasion in military history -
The Battle of the Bulge
Was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during the Second World War. Also was called the Ardennes Offensive. -
The Battle of Iwo Jima
A major battle in which the United States Marine Corps and United States Navy landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army. -
The Battle of Okinawa
Codenamed Operation Iceberg, was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa. -
The Death of Adolf Hitler
He was being hunted by Soviet troops storming Berlin. So instead of being captured from the hunt, he killed himself. -
Atomic Bombing Nagasaki
The bombing killed between 150,000 and 246,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and they remain the only use of nuclear weapons in an armed conflict. -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
The bombing killed between 150,000 and 246,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and they remain the only use of nuclear weapons in an armed conflict -
The Death of FDR
His physical health seriously and steadily declined during the war years.