How The Second World War Ended | America The War Years 1945 | War Stories
On April 30th 1945 and with Soviet forces closing in, Adolf Hitler committed suicide. Soon after Germany surrendered, and the only Axis power left standing was the Japanese Empire. Rather than risk a land invasion that could cost millions of lives, the US unleashed a never before seen power on Hiroshima and Nagasaki that brought the bloodiest war in history to an end.
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00:00 Introduction
01:11 Pacific Theater
08:03 Belgium
11:32 Iwo Jima
18:05 Philippines
31:05 Japan
32:57 Allied Success
38:20 Germany Surrenders
40:38 The End Of WWII