WW2 Battles
The US entered the war when Japan attacked:
Pearl Harbour
Prime Minister of Britain for most of WW2
Leader of Germany in WW2
Adolf Hitler
Japanese suicide pilots in WW2
Kamikaze
German term for "lightning war"
Blitzkreig
The 80th anniversary of this battle occurred on June 6, 2024
D-Day Battle of Normandy
Canadian Prime Minister in WW2
Mackenzie King
Leader of Japan in WW2
Emperor Hirohito
A war crime; translates to "race-killing"
Genocide
German term for "living space"
Lebensraum
Canadians were defeated by Germany at this 1942 battle
US President from 1933-April 1945
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Leader of Italy in WW2
Benito Mussolini
The period between Poland's defeat and Germany's attacks on western Europe
the Phony War
Luftwaffe
Canadians surrendered to Japan in December 1941 at this place
Hong Kong
US President who authorized the use of the atomic bombs on Japan
Harry Truman
Germany's Minister of Propaganda in WW2
Joseph Goebbels
Japanese soldiers would not surrender
Bushido Code
German term for the "People's Army"
Volkssturm
Russia/USSR defeated Germany in February 1943 in this battle
Stalingrad
French resistance leader in WW2
Charles DeGaulle
French leader who collaborated with the Nazis in WW2
Marshall Petain
Ordinary citizens who fought against the Nazis in WW2
Resistance
German submarines that patrolled the Atlantic Ocean
Wolfpacks