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On the morning of August 19, 1942 -? a convoy Of 237 ships reached Dipped and the German ships overt fire and woke the German soldiers. When the troops reached land the Germans were realise with a crossfire of bullets and gas pedal shells. 901 Canadians were killed, 2000 were captured, and only 221 1 soldiers made it back to England. Who German troops, Allied troops (US, Britain, Canada and Russia) Why British commanders who planned the raid had little or no mother. The sea battle took away the surprise attack, and the German troops were ready and waiting y the time the allied 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 have to be spacious and well-organized. The failure of Dipped will help the planning of lucky D-day. D-Day When June 6, 1944 Where Normandy France (Operation Overlord) Who Germans, Americans, British and Canadians and American General Dwight D. Eisenhower What Fought German troops, landing place had been pet confidential 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 process Were steadily pushing German armies out of France. Germans faced o major fronts and the Allied demanded Germanys unconditional surr container. 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 self-annihilation by shooting himself and finally the atomic number 63ans celebrated.This lead to V-E day (Victory in Europe Day) Relevance Highly 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. Japan continues the Fight (A-bomb) Where Pacific (Hir oshima and Nagasaki, Japan) What -? Americans proceed to fight the Japanese (who had never 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 fission bomb in Hiroshima) Why Americans wanted to shorten the war as it was calm going on despite the German drubbing. By dropping the A-bombs, Americans the start to use nuclear weapons in a war. Relevance -? Use of A-bombs helped the Americans defeat the Asian but at a high civilian cost. end WI. Revolutionized modern warfare and it was the foundation of Cubism (fear of nuclear weapons in General).