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Battle of Britain: In the Summer of 1940 Hitler sent the Luftwaffe into London and other parts of Britain, to level London, and destroy important bases in England. There were thousands of fighters and bombers who invaded this skies of Britain for the entire summer. This effected the war because Britain refused to give up, and kept sending up its fighters to bring down the Germans. Eventually, Hitler ran out of pilots, because the Germans were fighting over foreign grounds, and the British were able to reuse their pilots, and replace their fighters. Eventually, the Germans gave up, leading the British to win the Battle of Britain. This is significant because Hitler would invade Russia in June of 1941 without having conquered his determines enemy in the west. This would set the stage for the next big turning point: D Day. [] : Primary Source

D Day: In June 6, 1944, a huge armada of ships, planes, troop carriers, and tanks land on the beaches at Normandy. This opened the Western front against the Nazis. Within about a year, the Nazis will surrender to overwhelming forces when the Americans and British meet their Soviet allies in the heart of Germany. D Day is significant because it is the beginning of the end of the Nazi Empire. Now Hitler is fighting on two fronts, and he has to split his troops. D Day was a very significant part in WWII, making it a huge turning point, because it was the beginning of the Allies invasion, as well as ultimately "paved the way" for the Allies Victory.  - "D-Day wasn't a good day for flying...We took off at 1720 hours and climbed up through the overcast to join our formation...everyone aboard was very much interested in what 'our friends' were doing downstairs...Over France was revealed the mystery of no flak and no enemy fighters" - []



Pearl Harbor: On December 7, 1941, while the empire of Japan is holding Peace negotiations in Washington DC with the Roosevelt government, a large aircraft carrier fleet from Japan attacks the US naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. They sink a large number of our battle ships and almost cripple the Pacific Fleet. This attack on Pearly Harbor turned an isolationist nation into a one hundred percent, committed ally of World War II. This bombing on Pearl Harbor was significant because it brought the US into WWII and changed public opinion in support of the war. They chose to bomb Pearl Harbor, because the US Pacific Fleet was an important fighting force. The Japanese also thought that if they conquered the US Pacific Fleet, then that would give them enough time to try and defeat China. - "You said you wanted to know all about what happened. Some things are a little hazy in my mind but I'll tell you all that I can remember." "The noise was like ten thousand factories gone nuts....Quicker than I can tell you, a bomb blows up the barracks with the gang in it, a ship explodes in front of me, a hangar goes up in flames, and so on and so forth." "Slim shouted to me and we started running to our gun post...We duck and we dodge and fall flat on our faces when they came over low to machine-gun us. Slim didn't. He was such a good guy." - []

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