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Auschwitz was a Jewish Prison Camp. It was the most infamous extermination camp because it was the largest camp set up by the Nazis for the purpose of mass killings.  Although the Nazis told the Jews that they were going to labour camps at Aushwitz to work for them, between one to two million people died at the hands of the Nazis there.  The first gassing experiments were carried out at Aushwitz.  When the final solution was put into action, the Jews were put into gas chambers, died of starvation, weakness, or exposure to the cold, and randomly shot by the soldiers.  When Allied liberators were finally able to rescue people in the Nazi camps, they found huge piles of unburied corpses.

Midway Battle

The Midway Battle was the first battle that Japan lost. Japanese forces spoke to each other in code, saying that a certain place was going to be attacked. American code breakers found it that it was Midway Island, but they weren’t sure, so they sent a fake message that Midway’s fresh water conveyor had broken down. They found out it was Midway, and they told President Roosevelt.

People worried that Midway was not the real target and thought that Pearl Harbor was the actual target, but all the ships were sent to Midway. A Japanese plane was sent to see if the ships were in Pearl Harbor, but it didn't make it because it couldn’t refuel. The Japanese went toward Midway, and were ambushed by U.S planes. Multiple waves of planes hit the Japanese ships, sinking all four carriers. The Japanese retreated, earning a victory for the U.S.A. The Midway battle was a turning point in the war.

Coral Sea Battle

The Coral Sea Battle was the first battle that Japan did not win. Japanese planned to knock Australia out of the war. The Allies made a huge fleet to counter this, and the two fleets found each other. The Allies lost a carrier. Japan retreated after that, and so did the Allies, indicating that it was a draw.

Battle of Stalingrad

Stalingrad was a city in the Soviet Union, and the battle for it was a turning point in the European War.  During the Invasion of the Soviet Union, German forces attacked Stalingrad, bombing it, turning most of the city into rubble, but the Soviet Soldiers would not give up. They hid everywhere, and then when German soldiers came by, they attacked fiercely. Some Soviet union soldiers hid in sewers. This type of fighting took its toll on German Soldiers. They could not bring tanks in the city because there was too much rubble.

In November, Soviets planned a counter attack. They trapped German troops inside Stalingrad, cutting off all food supplies. Soon the army ran out of food, and in Winter, most of the German army surrendered, because of the lack of food and freezing conditions. About 91,000  Germans were captured.

When Hitler found out that the German Army had lost, and that the entire army was lost, Hitler stripped General Paulus of his rank, and made a day to mourn of what shame General Paulus did.  The battle at Stalingrad bled the German army dry, and after this defeat, the Germany Army was in full retreat.