The Change Of Major Events During World War II
There were a lot of major events during World War II. These dictions made major
changes in the war. These changes helped win the war. It also helped lose the war. There
were major events during World War II that changed and helped win the war for one side
because of the Battle of Stalingrad, D-Day, and the Dropping of the Atomic Bomb.
“On September 3rd, 1942 the German 6th army reached the outskirts of
Stalingrad.”(World War II | 1939-1945) Soviet Union Attacked the Germans later that
day. The German army was led by Paulus. The Soviet army was led by Zhukov. The
German army had 1,011,500 men, 10,290 artillery guns, 675 tanks, and 1,216 planes. The
Soviet army had 1,000,500 men, 13,541 artillery guns, 894 tanks, and 1,216 planes. The
Soviet Union was …show more content…
On February 2nd, 1943 the Germans surrender. There were
2,000,000 causality’s. Paulus could have broken from the counter attack but was
forbidden to by Hitler. Hitler ordered Paulus to “Fight to the last bullet” and even
promoted him to field marshal.
D-Day was a major event during World War II. D-Day as going to be on June 5th
1944. It was delayed due to bad weather. “Later that day 5,000 ships and 11,000 planes
were deployed”. (Howarth, David R.) The invasion began at 6:30 am on June 6th, 1944.
America suffered 2,000 casualties in this battle. Allied forces suffered 4,000 causalities.
There were 156,000 troops deployed. One week later on June 11th, 326,000 more troops
got there. 50,000 vehicles also arrived with 100,000 tons of equipment.
“At 8:15 am on August 6th, 1945 a U.S. B-29 bomber dropped an atomic bomb in
the Japanese city of Hiroshima.”(World War 2 Atomic Bomb) The First bomb instantly
killed 80,000 people. Three days later a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, killing
40,000 more people. The names of the bombs were the Fat Man and the Little Boy. This
is the only nuclear attack in history. In the months following the attack 100,000
changes in the war. These changes helped win the war. It also helped lose the war. There
were major events during World War II that changed and helped win the war for one side
because of the Battle of Stalingrad, D-Day, and the Dropping of the Atomic Bomb.
“On September 3rd, 1942 the German 6th army reached the outskirts of
Stalingrad.”(World War II | 1939-1945) Soviet Union Attacked the Germans later that
day. The German army was led by Paulus. The Soviet army was led by Zhukov. The
German army had 1,011,500 men, 10,290 artillery guns, 675 tanks, and 1,216 planes. The
Soviet army had 1,000,500 men, 13,541 artillery guns, 894 tanks, and 1,216 planes. The
Soviet Union was …show more content…
On February 2nd, 1943 the Germans surrender. There were
2,000,000 causality’s. Paulus could have broken from the counter attack but was
forbidden to by Hitler. Hitler ordered Paulus to “Fight to the last bullet” and even
promoted him to field marshal.
D-Day was a major event during World War II. D-Day as going to be on June 5th
1944. It was delayed due to bad weather. “Later that day 5,000 ships and 11,000 planes
were deployed”. (Howarth, David R.) The invasion began at 6:30 am on June 6th, 1944.
America suffered 2,000 casualties in this battle. Allied forces suffered 4,000 causalities.
There were 156,000 troops deployed. One week later on June 11th, 326,000 more troops
got there. 50,000 vehicles also arrived with 100,000 tons of equipment.
“At 8:15 am on August 6th, 1945 a U.S. B-29 bomber dropped an atomic bomb in
the Japanese city of Hiroshima.”(World War 2 Atomic Bomb) The First bomb instantly
killed 80,000 people. Three days later a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, killing
40,000 more people. The names of the bombs were the Fat Man and the Little Boy. This
is the only nuclear attack in history. In the months following the attack 100,000