josh guirl ww2
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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