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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 soldiers (US, Britain, Canada and Russia) Why British commanders who be after 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 confederate troops reached land.Relevance -? Learning experience for the Allied commanders, Allies learned that the Nazis were well -prepped for future attacks on the French occupied coast and that any future attacks would fuddle to be massive and well-organized. The failure of Dipped will help the planning of successful D-day. D-Day When June 6, 1944 Where Normandy France (Operation Overlord) Who German s, Americans, British and Canadians and American General Dwight D. Eisenhower What Fought German troops, landing place had been caress 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 Germanys 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 passing successful and well- planning battle, Germans were bombed and had to surrender Ultimately this began the end for the European front of the War, leading to V-E day. lacquer continues the Fight (A-bomb) Where Pacific (Hiroshima and N agasaki, Japan) What -? Americans continued to fight the Japanese (who had neer surrender policy, Kamikaze fighter pilots). Eventually, the Americans detonated the American bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima When August 6, 1945 in Hiroshima and soon after in Nagasaki.Japan officially surrendered on August 14, 1945. Who President Truman (USA), The US Military, Japan and Japanese Civilians (90 000 people died from the a-bomb in Hiroshima) Why 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 civil cost. Ended WI. Revolutionized modern warfare and it was the foundation of Cubism (fear of nuclear weapons in General).