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- Invasion of Poland

The invasion of Poland took place in 1939, which is also known as the September campaign. The invasion was a joint attack by the Nazi’s and the Soviet Union. Eventually this invasion led to the involvement of countries such as the United Kingdom and France in WW2.

In the invasion,Germans used false flag operations such as the Gleiwitz incident. The Nazzi’s attack on the German radio station in Gleiwitz, near the Polish border. In this plan the Germans  captured polish prisoners and dressed them up as a Polish army using Polish uniforms to make it appear as Poland attacked Germany.The false flag was significantly important since it played a key role in the outbreak of the role in the world war. Also, because the Polish weren’t fully prepared the Germans quickly overwhelmed the Polish defenses using their Blitzkrieg tactics (lightening). As I mentioned the Soviet also invaded Poland which resulted in the division of Poland between Germany and the Soviet Union

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1940 German Offensives in Europe

After the Germans rapid fast offensive,  “Blitzkrieg” which was a coordinated attack that caught allies off guard. From the surrender of Western Europe through Belgium and Luxembourg, it led to the battle of France. Which resulted in the Fall of France in June 1940. with the fall of France, the French government surrendered to Germany, which led to the occupation of France for the Germans during the WWII

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Operation Weserubüng - Norway 1940 Documentary

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1940 German offensive in Europe - Norway                                             Germans invaded Norway in conjunction of the Danish invasion, unlike Denmark, Norway lasted until June to surrender. This was do to Norwegian forces supported by the British, French, and Polish troops which helped to fight back in different parts of the country

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Operation Weserubüng - Norway 1940 Documentary

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Operation Weserubüng: (1940) German Invasion of Denmark and Norway – WW2 Animated Documentary

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On April 9th, on the same day as the invasion of Norway, Germany launched operation weserubung against Denmark. Denmark was unprepared for a military defense against the German force. Their resistance was minimal dues to the fact that the Danish government decided to avoid unnecessary blood. As they surrender in the same date, the Danish tries to be supportive to the Germans to defend their citizens as much as possible.

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Operation Weserubüng: (1940) German Invasion of Denmark and Norway – WW2 Animated Documentary

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The invasion of Belgium by the German force was launched on My 10th 1940. One of the significant action for the Germans was the assault on fortress Eben-Emael which was a major Belgium defensive stronghold, which significantly weakened the Belgium defense. The Belgian fought bravely, however they surrenders on May 28th, 1940.

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The Battle of Britain was fought from July to October 1940. This was a significantly effective conflict in WW2 because Royal Air Force defended UK against the German Luftwaffe. After the fall of French, Germany aimed to invade Britain. However the RAF was able to successfully counter on German attack by using radar technology. Also their primary aircraft such as Supermarine Spitfire and the Hawker hurricane actively participated on the Britain defend eDespite the remarkable success of the Germans against European countries, the lost against Britain began the first loss for the Nazi's in WW2.

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The Battle of Britain Explained in 60 Seconds | BFBS

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Adolf Hitler and the Germans begins planning to invade Soviet Union as early a July 1940, which was before the Battle of Britain. Even before the Meinkampf in the 1920s he always planned to betray the alliance between the Soviet and Germany. The Germans aimed to creat living space in Eastern Europe to grab their useful resources, also Hitler hated communism.

The operation Barbarossa begins in June 22nd 1941. At first it seemed like it was going to be another major German victory, however it became Germans first lose in ground battle in the WW2. More than 3million men was involved to destroy Soviet which was the largest amount of men involved in a single warfare at the point in the history. At first the Germans successfully captured or killed about 3 million soldiers from the Soviet. However the amount of troops that were estemaited for Soviet to have was 3 million. Germany underestimated the amount of soldiers Soviet had. By the time of Christmas, Germans realize that they had to stop the attack for Moscow to reinforce their tactics and their supplies. This was because of the geographical advantages Russia held. The time given to Russia contributed on the victory for the Russians because they were able to put men around Moscow and make tanks such as T-34. At this point the Germans decide to stop the offense against Russia. The Germans had invaded significant amount of land which included places like Kyiv in Ukraine. However in December 6th Russia starts to counter attack by their supplies they were able to maintain in the time given for Russia. The Russian men were more capable in the extreme weather which led to the retreat of the Germans which ended the operation of Barbarossa.

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The Strategic Errors That Caused The Failure Of Operation Barbarossa | WW2 in Colour | War Stories

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Operation Torch was an allied invasion of North Africa (French) during WW2, it launched on November 8, 1942. It was the first major allied operation in WW2. Operation Torch was designed to open a second front in the Mediterranean to draw Germany’s attention and to draw Germans and reduce the strain on the Soviet Union, also to gain control in North Africa as well as to clear the axis power in North Africa simultaneously they aimed to prepare for war against European countries such as Italy. (because America and the Britain do not have a base near Europe). The operation involved 107,000 troops landing in Morocco and Algeria. At first they face resistance from Vichy French troops which had relations with the Nazi Germany. However after some fightings the French troops switched sides and joined the allies. In the end, the operation was successful. The allies captured key cities, also the operation torch enhanced the relation between allies because of a major success.

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Operation Torch - Lighting the Torch - The Allied Invasion of French North Africa

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Operation Husky was an invasion of  Sicily done by the allies: America and the Britain, which was launched on July 9, 1943. The most important goal of the operation was to secure Sicily, which meant to open up the Mediterranean for Allie being able to ship and to force Italy out of war. Also to get rid of German forces from the eastern front and norther France. This operation significantly affected the defeat of axis force in Italy. The US, Britain and Canada participated in the first landing, which is approximated around to have 160,000 troops. Even with the strong resistance from the axis power in battles such as battle of Primosole bridge and battle of Gela, the ally successfully capture key cities such as Palermo and Messina. The axis responded with a very strong resistance at first, however they eventually get outnumbered and retreating to Italian mainland. As a result the Italian force became less organized and suffered in the significant loss, eventually leading to the gall of Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini and eventually it connects to the surrender of Italy in September 1943. The invasion made the bond of the US Britain ally a stronger one which had significant political impact.

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Operation Husky | Narrated by Les Stroud

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Operation Overlord is the allied operation of Normandy, France also known as D-Day which was launched on June 6, 1944.  The French were German occupied from the start of the WW2, the ally aimed to make a major foothold in north Europe in order to fight back against the Germans. In their operation of Normandy, there were over 1200 planes and 5000 vessels. Also nearly 160,000 troops crossed the English Channel on the day the operation was launched. In total the operation held 2 million allied troops in France by the end of August. On the day of landing it seemed like the Germans have the superiority, however as time pass the allies gradually expands the foothold in Northern France. The capture of port at Cherbourg became the turning point of this operation, this was at 21 July. As the war situation of the Germans gets worse, the Germans plan for a counter attack which fails in August 7th. Finally the allies launch the second invasion of southern France (code-named Operation Dragoon) on august 15th.  From the successful invasion, German forces retreated east on august 30th which was the ending of the operation overlord.

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Zweiter Weltkrieg und der D-Day: Zeitzeugen über die Operation »Overlord« | DER SPIEGEL

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Battle of the Bulge was a major offensive of Germans during the WW2. The battle took place in Belgium, Luxembourg, and germany from 16th of December 1944 until 28th of January in 1945. This was the last western front during WW2. The objective of this offensive was to weaken the bond of the allied force because the Germans were experiencing major defeat against the allies. Also they aimed to capture Antwerp in Belgium to disturb the supply line of the allied force. The battle started by a total surprise attack, since the ally guard was low from heavy weather and overconfidence the Germans were able to achieve an initial success. However the aerial dominance of the allies contributed to their counter attack on the German supply lines. Around the end of January the allies were able to successfully push back the Germans to their original position. For both sides, the amount of human loss was significant. germans suffered from over 80,000 casualties and the allies lost about 100,000. The battle had a significant affect for the Germans and the WW2 since the battle was the biggest intervene for the Americans and also by giving a significant affect on the Germans, Germans became exhausted and weakened which led to lack of strength to fight back against to allied forces.

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The Battle of the Bulge | Hitler’s failed Ardennes Offensive

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Battle of Berlin is one of the last Soviet offensives in the WW2. it happened on April 16th to May 2nd in 1945. This battle is one of the most important battles in the WW2 since it directly ended the war by death of Adolf Hitler, the German leader deciding to end his own life by his own hand,  In the date the battle begun, the red army attacked Berlin from 2 directions, east and south, before the main battle occurred, the Soviet were successful on surrounding the Germans by encircling Northern Berlin. As the German situation gets worse, Adolf Hitler commits suicide in his bunker, resulting in the fall of Berlin.

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Operation Bagration took place from June 22nd - August 19th -1944, its main objectives was to liberate Belarus which is to free Belarus from German force. The operation started by Soviet attempt on the breakthrough of defensive line of the Germans. The red army soon circled the Germans one of the major city Minsk. The city was soon liberated after the defeat of Germans in this region. By mid august, the Soviet offensives successfully liberated many other key cities. By the end of the operation, Soviet offensives were able to liberate Germany.

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Germany's Worst Defeat: Operation Bagration | Animated History

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Soviet Offensive- Vistula-Oder offensive 

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Soviet Offensive- Vistula-Oder offensive 

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Vistula-Oder offensive was the offensive occurred in the Ike period of January 12 to February 2, 1945. The main objectives of this offensive was to liberate Poland, simultaneously to weaken German Defense around Germany by using the geographical advantage of Poland which is in the east of Germany.  because of the weakened German power, the Soviet were able to successfully liberate Poland without access death of the Soviet. This significantly leads the fall of Berlin since Poland is on the east of Berlin which led to geographical advantages.

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Attack on Pearl Harbor happened on December 7th, its main objective was to neutralize power of the Americans in the Pacific. This attack significantly affects the aftermath of the WW2 because it became one of the biggest reasons for the Americans to drop nuclear bomb on Japan to end the war. As the outcome of this attack itself, Japan has not been able to attack their main target which is the biggest and most effective aircraft carriers since at this time the aircraft carriers were out in the ocean. However the Japanese successfully destroyed 8 battleships and 300 aircraft’s resulting in 2400 deaths of the Americans. Also it triggered the Americans entry on WW2

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Invasion of Philippines took place on 1941 December 8th to May 8th in 1942, it was one of the major invasion of the Japanese offensive. Their main objectives were to gain resources by Philippines and to neutralize American power in the Philippines. Just hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japan destroys major aircraft’s of the Philippines, Japan successfully surrenders the allied power on may 6th, 1942. The impact of the allies loss was significant, which lead to disruption of American influence in the region. Also general MacArthur says his famously vowed “I shall return” which led for Philippines to maintain hope for eventual liberation of the Philippines.

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Defense of the Philippines, 1941 (World War II Documentary)

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Malayan Campaign and the Fall of Singapore

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Malayan Campaign and the Fall of Singapore

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The Malayan campaign occurred between December 8th, 1941 - January 31st , 1942. Japans major objectives in this campaign was to capture British Malaya and Singapore, which leads to securing valuable resource like rubber and tin. The loss of Malaya directly led to the fall of Singapore on February 15th. It was a severe loss for the British, in fact it was one of the largest surrenders in British military history.

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The Malayan Campaign, December 1941 - January 1942 | Storm of Steel Military History

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Battle of the coral sea was fought between may 4th - may 8th in 1942 by the Japanese Imperial Army and the allied army of the US and Australia. Japans major objectives in this battle was to threaten Australia and strengthen Japanese base for southeastern flank. On the other hand the Ally aim was to restrict japan from the conquer of Pacific islands, as well as to defend Australia from falling into Japan, which was important since Australia was a major supply and communication line. This was remains in history as the first time the aircraft carriers were used in the battle. The battle showed the effectiveness of the aircraft carriers. Us aircraft cared by the carriers launched a successful attack on the light carrier Shogo, this was the first Japanese carrier sunk in the war, however both sides had damage in their force by attacks and damage to their aircraft carriers. At the end the allies lost their carrier Lexington destroyer sims and more, on the other hand Japanese also lost light carrier Shiho, any many other smaller ships. The battle ended with a tactical draw, however the affects to the Japanese were significant because it became the turning point in the pacific war by restricting Japanese pacific expansion, therefore it resulted in the strategic victory for the Allies.

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The Battle of Midway was fought between June 4 to June 7 in 1942. it was a battle between Japan and the Ally. The Japanese objective was to eliminate the US power in the pacific, simultaneously by capturing Midway, making a forward base against America, The allied objectives was to maintain their strength in the pacific. The initial Japanese attack. On June 4th cause significant damage, however it failed on neutralizing the US power. In the same day, US carrier strikes by aircraft to attack on Japanese carriers. Japan loses 3 major carriers to sink for the Japan side, however Japan makes a counterattack with there surviving carrier Hiryu. It managed to creat sever damage on the famous carrier Yorktown. In 5-7th of July Japanese ships retreated, Japan has lost 4 aircraft carriers including Hiryu. Allies also lost their major aircraft carrier Yorktown and about 150 aircraft’s, however the significant effects on the Japanese side led to weekend power for the Japanese in the Pacific. It ended as a major Allied victory in the pacific war. Also US showed the importance of intelligence by codebreaking Japanese which affected the battle.

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The Battle of Midway: Anatomy of a Decisive World War II Victory | Battle 360 | History

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Battle of the Solomons/Battle of Guadalcanal 

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Battle of the Solomons/Battle of Guadalcanal 

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Battle of Solomons refers to series of battle occurred between the Japanese and Allied power around the Solomon island in WW2. One of the major battles are battle of Guadalcanal. The battle started in august 1942 and lasted until February 1943. On the very first day, America’s marine landed on Guadalcanal, Tulagi, and Florida islands. This was the first major offensives of the ally side towards Japan. The US soon captured the airlines on the Guadalcanal island. This was a significant point for Japan since it was the base for Japan’s air supporting around the region. Another battle named after the land mark Guadalcanal is the Naval battle of Guadalcanal. This was a Japanese effort on bombard Henderson fields (Guadalcanal) and reinforcing the land. However the American side sinks major ships on japan side such as battleship Hiei, this led to Japan’s failure on reconquering the land. These battle and the battle of the Salomon’s became a pivot point for both sides since it was the first allied offensive. The successful defense from the Americans led to confidence and further offensives for the Allies in the future which eventually lead to Japan’s defeat in 1945

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Battle of Guadalcanal: 80 years on from the WW2 'turning point' | 9 News Australia

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The Island hopping tactic was the tactics for allied side, especially the US which happened in the WW2. The tactics was to capture important islands which were not fully defended by the Japanese side, these islands are Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Isojima, Okinawa and more. The strategic objectives was to establish forward bases which can bring the US in a geographically advanced location in order to invade Japan. It was also an important tactic in order to cut off Japans supply line. Because the allies selected islands that are not heavily defended, they successfuly accomplished their main objectives, simultaneously the allies were able to minimize rheir casualties and used resources. The island hopping strategy gave significant impact on japan because the allies were able to gain air and naval superiority which eventually leads to the defeat of Japan in 1945.

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The US Pacific Campaign - How the US Island Hopped to Iwo Jima

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The battle of Leyte Gulf took place from October 23 to October 26th in 1944 at around Philipines (Leyte). It is one of the biggest naval battle in the history. The battle fought by Japan and the Allies, especially US became the first movement on liberation Philipines from Japanese occupation. The Japanese objectives was to defend Philippines, this was because Philippines was one of their major supply chain. The allied objectives was to liberate the Philippines which led to cutting off the supply chain for the Japanese. US first attacks the Japanese center force by submarine, many other battles such as Cape England and battle of the Shibuya sea led to crucial ally victory which gave significant impact on the naval ability of the Japanese side. As the Japanese were incapable on defending Philippines, the allied force successfully liberates the Philippines, The battle of Leyte gulf became a turning point in WW2 and the pacific war since Japan lost one of their major supply chains in Asia.

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Leyte Gulf - Battle of Surigao Strait - Animated

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Iwojima is a small island in the volcano island which is approximately 1200km away from Japan’s capital, Tokyo. The battle started from February 19 and ended at March 26th in 1945. The major objectives of the ally’s were to capture Iwo Jima which will provide threat on Japan since it may became an extremely close forward base on Tokyo. On the other hand Japanese side objective was to defend Iwojima which meant to delay the Allied offensives towards Japan. Initially the allies face Japan’s strong resistance, however the battle situation changes. Eventually the allies successfully defeats Japan which can seen by one of the most iconic moment in the battle, American flag raised on Mount Suribachi, symbolizing the victory of the allies and the significant power of America within the allies. The strategic impact for the Allies where to provide better air support for bombing over japan. On the other hand it became one of the most biggest lost for Japan since it meant at any moment a threat of bomb may lead to defeat of Japan in WW2.

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Battle of Okinawa happened between April 1 - June 22, 1945. Okinawa is located in the south of the Honto of Japan.The ally objectives on the battle was to capture Okinawa which would be a base on invading Japan near future, the Japanese objectives was to defend the allied force from invading Japan by defending one of the most important islands in Japan. Initially,Japanese launched numbers of Kamikaze attacks in order to defend Okinawa from the US, it caused some damage to the American side, however nearly after 3 months of battle Japans Okinawa gets captured by the US. It led to many civilians death and injury for the Japanese and the allies. More than 100,000 casualties and thousands of civilians were killed in total, for the Allies, more the 12,000 Americans were killed and 36,000 were wounded.

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The Soviet invasion of Manchuria happened on August 9th and ended on the 20th of the same month, it was at 1945. The Soviet objectives of this invasion was to show loyalty to its allies to fulfill the promise they had made before the fight which was to gift against Japan as an ally. As well as this objective, they aimed to gain territory in Asia to spread their influence in Asia. Initially the offensives on Japanese in Manchuria was a suppraise for the Japanese side since the Japanese weren’t prepared to fight against Soviet in Manchuria when they were facing a major defeat in the Pacific War. Along with the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki,Japan surrenders on August 15th which became the end of the soviet offensive of Manchuria. As an outcome the Soviet Gaines control of Manchuria and parts of Korea which will become North Korea in the future. Furthermore the Soviet offensives of Manchuria brought significant tension to the Cold War against the western Allies.

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Soviet Invasion of Manchuria - The Fall of the Imperial Japanese Army