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The Great, the Wondrous, the D-Day Offensive
World War II is the costliest battle in the history of the world. It affected every country that existed and brought some more into establishment. It was Axis, (strongly made up of: Germany, Japan, and Italy) versus Allies (strongly made up of: United States of America, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), the United Kingdom, and China). For a while it looked as if the Axis were headed towards victory, then the Japanese carried out Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 which made the U.S. fully enter the war and change the tide. By this time the Germans had spread through much of Europe was stomping over anyone that got in their way. The Allied effort was focused on Western Europe and North Africa with the exception of the USSR. The U.S. had helped relieve some pressure in Europe, but the USSR was hoping that the U.S. would relieve some of their German pressure. Thus, military advisors met to plan a crossing of the English Channel to......

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