Friday, January 17, 2020
Events of WWII Meless
On the morning of August 19, 1942 -? a convoy Of 237 ships reached Dipped and the German ships opened fire and woke the German soldiers. When the troops reached land the Germans were ready with a crossfire of bullets and artillery shells. 901 Canadians were killed, 2000 were captured, and only 221 1 soldiers made it back to England. Who German troops, Allied Troops (US, Britain, Canada and Russia) Why ââ¬â British commanders who planned the raid had little or no experience. The sea battle took away the surprise attack, and the German troops were ready and waiting y the time the allied troops reached land.Relevance -? Learning experience for the Allied commanders, Allies learned that the Nazi's were well -prepped for future attacks on the French occupied coast and that any future attacks would have to be massive and well-organized. The failure of Dipped will help the planning of successful D-day. D-Day When ââ¬â June 6, 1944 Where ââ¬â Normandy France (Operation Overlord) Who ââ¬â Germans, Americans, British and Canadians and American General Dwight D. Eisenhower What ââ¬â Fought German troops, landing place had been pet secret and the Germans did not expect the attack.Invading troops had the massive support and protection. Landing was successful and within one month, more than one million allied Troops Were steadily pushing German armies out of France. Germans faced ;o major fronts and the Allied demanded Germany's unconditional surrender. In the end, Hitler shot himself and Mussolini and his wife ended up getting caught by the Italians underground resistance fighters and were later killed. Hitler committed suicide by shooting himself and finally the Europeans celebrated.This lead to V-E day (Victory in Europe Day) Relevance ââ¬â Highly successful and well- planning battle, Germans were bombed and had to surrender ââ¬â Ultimately this began the end for the European front of the War, leading to V-E day. Japan continues the Fight (A-bo mb) Where ââ¬â Pacific (Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan) What -? Americans continued to fight the Japanese (who had never surrender policy, Kamikaze fighter pilots). Eventually, the Americans detonated the American bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima When ââ¬â August 6, 1945 in Hiroshima and soon after in Nagasaki.Japan officially surrendered on August 14, 1945. Who ââ¬â President Truman (USA), The US Military, Japan and Japanese Civilians (90 000 people died from the a-bomb in Hiroshima) Why ââ¬â Americans wanted to shorten the war as it was still going on despite the German defeat. By dropping the A-bombs, Americans the first to use nuclear weapons in a war. Relevance -? Use of A-bombs helped the Americans defeat the Asian but at a high civilian cost. Ended WI. Revolutionized modern warfare and it was the foundation of Cubism (fear of nuclear weapons in General).
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