WW2- Air

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Aircraft
Used in land, sea, and support roles during warfare, transforming military strategies.
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Convoys
Groups of ships traveling together for mutual support and protection during naval operations.
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Strategic bombing
A military strategy focused on destroying a country's military and industrial infrastructure.
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RAF
Royal Air Force, the aerial warfare service of the United Kingdom.
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The Blitz
The sustained bombing campaign carried out by the German Luftwaffe against London and other British cities during WWII.
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Stalin
Joseph Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II.
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V1
A pilotless flying bomb used by Germany during WWII as a response to Allied bombing.
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V2
A ballistic missile developed by Germany that targeted London but was unreliable and came too late to affect the war's outcome.
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USAAF
United States Army Air Forces, the aerial warfare service of the U.S. during WWII.
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B-29s
A type of American bomber aircraft used in the bombing of Japan, notably responsible for massive destruction in Tokyo.
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Atomic bombs
Nuclear weapons dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, leading to Japan's surrender in World War II.