World War II (Europe)

World War II (Europe). Why did this war start? Nazi Germany invaded Poland in 1939 to achieve world domination and eradicate all Jewish people worldwide., How was it fought? When the US entered the war on December 11, 1941, the largest war in history was ongoing in Europe with the Allied forces trying to halt Germany's massive invasions, persecutions, murders, and conquests of Europeans. At that time, Germany controlled most of continental Europe. Great Britain was barely able to continue fighting. British and US forces defeated Germany in Northern Africa after three years of fighting. On June 6, 1944, a massive Allied invasion force (known as D-Day) attacked the beaches of Normandy, France, allowing the US-led Allied forces to push inland, leading to the 1944 victory in the last major German offensive at the Battle of the Bulge. That victory and the advancing Soviet troops in the east led Adolf Hitler to commit suicide on April 30, 1945. On May 8, German forces surrendered, and World War II in Europe was over. May 8 became known as V-E Day or Victory in Europe Day., Don't ever forget the War Atrocitiess: Between four to six million Jews were captured, murdered on the spot, or sent to concentration camps throughout Nazi-occupied Europe and were then murderd. This is known as the Holocaust. This still stands today as one of the worst tragedies in recorded history., At What Cost? Of the 2 million Americans who fought, over 183,000 died or went missing, 560,000 were wounded, and over 108,000 became prisoners of war., Why was this necessary? Had we, and the Allies, not made the sacrifice to stop Nazism, Europe would most likely be controlled by tryants and there Jewish race eliminate. , Jackson County had 106 casualties in World War II.