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Battle of Dunkirk
The Battle of Dunkirk was fought around the French port of Dunkirk during the Second World War, between the Allies and Nazi Germany. It lasted until June 4th 1940.
www.history.com
https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-dunkirk-evacuations
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-dunkirk-told-through-heroism-medway-queen-180964105/ -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States against the naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu.
2,403 people died.
www.history.com
https://www.census.gov/history/pdf/pearl-harbor-fact-sheet-1.pdf
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Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II that took place on 4–7 June 1942, six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea. It lasted till June 7th 1942.
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/battle-midway
https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/wars-and-events/world-war-ii/midway.html
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Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II where Nazi Germany and its allies unsuccessfully fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia. 5 months, 1 week and 3 days.
https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Stalingrad
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingrad
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/unsung-witnesses-battle-stalingrad -
D-Day
The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history.
https://www.army.mil/d-day/
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/d-day-allies-invade-europe -
Battle of Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive, was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II. The battle lasted for five weeks from 16 December 1944 to 28 January 1945.
https://www.google.com/url?
https://www.army.mil/botb/
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-the-bulge -
Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg, was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Army and United States Marine Corps forces against the Imperial Japanese Army. It lasted till June 22nd 1945.
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-okinawa
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/battle-of-okinawa
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Battle of Berlin
The Battle of Berlin, designated as the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviet Union, and also known as the Fall of Berlin, was one of the last major offensives of the European theatre of World War II. It lasted until May 2, 1945.
https://www.google.com/url?
www.britannica.com/topic/Battle-of-Berlin
https://www.lierationroute.com/stories/191/battle-of-berlin
