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Rape of Nanking
The Rape of Nanjing, also known as the Nanjing Massacre was an invasion, mass murder and mass rape committed by Japanese troops against the people of Nanjing (Nanking) and then the capital of the Republic of China, during the Second Sino-Japanese War. -
Germany's invasion of Poland
At 4:45 a.m., around 1.5 million German troops invaded Poland along its 1,750-mile border next to German territory. The German Luftwaffe bombed Polish airfields, and German warships and U-boats attacked Polish naval forces in the Baltic Sea at the same time. Adolf Hitler, leader of the Nazis claimed that the invasion was a defensive action, however Britain and France were not convinced. On September 3, they declared war on Germany, which initiated World War II. -
Germany's invasion of Poland
At 4:45 a.m., around 1.5 million German troops invades Poland along its 1,750-mile border next to German territory. The German Luftwaffe bombed Polish airfields, and German warships and U-boats attacked Polish naval forces in the Baltic Sea at the same time. Adolf Hitler, leader of the Nazis claimed the massive invasion was a defensive action, but Britain and France were not convinced. On September 3, they declared war on Germany, which initiated World War II. -
German Blitzkrieg
