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U-boats and other German Navy ships. Longest continuous military campaign of WW2, lasting from 1939 to the defeat of Germany in 1945.
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Waged by German Air Forces against the United Kingdom. The goal was to gain air control.
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Marked the turning point of the war when the Soviet Union pushed back the Germans. Most known for the brutal warfare between the two sides.
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The British-American invasion of French North Africa during North African Campaign.
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Began with Allied troops landed as part of Operation Shingle. Lucas' VI Corps landed at Anzio and drove northeast into the Alban Hills to threaten the Germans and then the Russians.
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Allied invasion of Normandy with 24,000 American, British, Canadian, and Free French Troops.
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Unsuccessful Allied military operation which was fought in the Netherlands and Germany.This was the largest airborne battle in history.
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A major German offensive launched toward the end of WW2. The bloodiest battle for the Americans with 89,000 casualties.
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Designated the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation by the Russians. This was the last major battle in Europe during WW2. It resulted in Germany surrendering.
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Public holiday that marked the formal acceptance by the Allies of WW2 of Germany's surrendering.
