Allied Victory
History: KS3, topic 19.1.9
Allied Victory
In 1945 AD the Allies defeated Germany and Japan.
D-Day
- In June 1944 AD the Allies invaded Normandy in France.
- They liberated (freed) France from German control and forced the Germans to retreat.
The Soviet Invasion of Berlin
- Eventually, the Nazis retreated back to Germany.
- The Soviet Union was conquering Germany from the east, with the Allies bombing key industrial cities in Germany.
- In mid-April 1945 AD the Soviet Union invaded Berlin.
- On the 30th of April 1945 AD, Hitler committed suicide.
Germany surrender
- On the 8th of May 1945 AD, Germany surrendered to the Allies.
Japan surrender
- In May 1945 AD, the Japanese had still not surrendered.
- The United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan to force its surrender, but the consequences on human life were catastrophic.
- One atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 AD.
- One atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki on 9 August 1945 AD.
- This led to Japan surrendering on 15 August 1945 AD.
- The two atomic bombs killed up to 210,000 people, most of whom were civilians.
Test yourself on Allied Victory
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