WWII crossword puzzle
Across
- 3. Japanese pilots who deliberately crashed planes into Allied ships on suicide missions.
- 5. A brutal turning point battle in the USSR that halted the German eastward advance.
- 9. Victory Day, marking the formal surrender of either Germany (VE) or Japan (VJ).
- 11. A member of an irregular military force fighting against an occupying power.
- 13. The deliberate and systematic killing of a large group of people based on ethnicity or race.
- 14. The imperial general and Prime Minister of Japan during most of the war.
- 15. A "lightning war" strategy using fast-moving airplanes and tanks for a surprise attack.
- 18. The military alliance formed by Germany, Italy, and Japan during World War II.
- 19. An extended air campaign between the German Luftwaffe and the British Royal Air Force.
- 21. The alliance of nations, including Britain, the US, and USSR, that fought the Axis.
- 22. The state of political hostility between the US and USSR characterized by threats and propaganda.
- 24. An area prohibited from having any military personnel, equipment, or fortifications.
Down
- 1. Yielding to an aggressor's demands in order to maintain peace and avoid war.
- 2. A person who assists the enemy forces occupying their own country.
- 4. A defensive system of fortifications built by France along its border with Germany.
- 6. A six-week period of mass murder and war crimes committed by Japanese troops in China.
- 7. The site of a massive Allied retreat and evacuation across the English Channel in 1940.
- 8. The US President who oversaw the end of the war and the use of atomic bombs.
- 10. The military dictator who led the Nationalist forces during the Spanish Civil War.
- 12. The control of a country or territory by a foreign military force.
- 16. The British Prime Minister who led the United Kingdom through World War II.
- 17. A key 1942 naval battle that broke the Japanese momentum in the Pacific.
- 20. The 32nd US President who led the nation through the majority of World War II.
- 23. The fascist leader of Italy and founder of the National Fascist Party.