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Battles

By Oliviaendicott
  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain

    Also know as the air battle for England. It was a military campaign for World War II. Nazi Germany had tried to attack the United Kingdom, so the Royal Air Force and the fleet air arm of the Royal Navy defended its country.
  • Operation Barbarossa

    Operation Barbarossa

    Code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union. German troops failed to defeat soviet forces. This was a huge turning point in the war.
  • Operation Torch

    Operation Torch

    The Anglo-American and United Kingdom invasion of French Morocco and Algeria. They wanted to open a second front to the rear of German and Italian forces. However, other forces needed to be brought down first.
  • Operation Overlord

    Operation Overlord

    Code name for the battle of Normandy. An allied operation that launched a successful invasion of German occupied Western Europe.
  • Yalta conference

    Yalta conference

    It was a meeting of three World War II allies. America, Britain, and the Soviet Union were all present. The purpose of this conference was to decide what to do with Germany once they had been defeated.