World War 2 By Josh Guirl

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The 2 World wide war

Year it started

The war started in 1939.

It started with the invasion of Poland by Germany.

Allies before 1941

After the invasion of Poland

Britain and France Quickly reacted.

War for the U.S.

The U.S. joined the war on December 8 1941 day after Pearl Harbor

Beginning of Pacific war

Attack on Midway

Japanese reasoning of attack

Japan thought that America was just full of merchants who wouldn’t want to fight a war.

America fought backThey were wrong...

Germans

•Relied entirely on tanks called Panzers.

•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCKk9D4LmTI

War in Africa

The U.S. and Britain make a plan to get rid of the Germans in Africa.

Kasserine pass

The bloodiest battle in Africa

Invasion of Italy

After Africa the Allies had to invade Italy

Battle of Guadalcanal

A bitter and bloody battle

Battle of Peleliu

One of the major battles from the U.S. island hoping strategy.

D-Day

One of the bloodiest invasions in U.S history

The capture of the third dimension

Allies capture the third dimension

Eastern frontWhile the allies are winning the Russians were being pushed back to a major city in Russia.

Counter-attack

Russian troops had to fall back but came back to reclaim their city.

Operation Lumberjack

The mission to capture the bridges at the rhine in France.

•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLYe-nyGXs0

Battle of the Bulge

The major battle on the border of France and Germany.

•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a8fqGpHgsk

“Area bombing”

The bombing of Tokyo and other major cities.

Attack of BerlinThe invasion of the “Broken City”

German defense

Wehrmacht

Panzer Elite

10 divisions

23 divisions

Russian offense

Russian 3-6 anti-armor divisions

army 5,7,8,and 10 artillery divisions

20-40 army divisions

Victory in BerlinBy the Russians

First Atomic Bomb

The surrender

•Germany surrendered in April of 1945

•Japan on September 1945