WWII crossword puzzle

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