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Kristallnacht
Attacks against Jews throughout Nazi Germany and parts of Austria. 91 Jews were killed and 30,000 Jewish men were taken to concentration camps. -
Wannsee Conference
A meeting of senior officials of the Nazi German regime. They had a meeting for a plan to murder Jews. -
Battle of Stalingrad
A battle of World War II where Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad. -
Casablanca Conference
To plan the European strategy of the Allies during World War II. -
Italy declares war on Germany
Italy held back form supporting Germany then took its opportunity to declare war on Germany. -
Anzio Invasion
Invasion of Anzio was a plan to make a parachute attack on the beachside. -
Operation Overlord
Operation Overlord was a nickname for the Battle of Normandy. A 12,000-plane airborne had an assault involving almost 7,000 vessels. -
Liberation of Paris
The liberation started with an uprising by the French Resistance against the German Paris garrison. It lasted until the surrender of the occupying German garrison on August 25, 1944. -
Battle of Bulge
A major German offensive that launched toward the end of World War II through the densely forested Ardennes Mountains region of Wallonia in Belgium. -
Yalta Conference
Sometimes called the Crimea Conference and it discussed Europe's postwar reorganization. -
V-E Day
Victory in Europe day where Germany surrendered. -
Nuremburg Trials
A series of military tribunals, held by the main victorious Allied forces of World War II. It was the prosecution of members of the political, military, and economic leadership of the Nazi Germany.