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European Theater Battles

  • Battle of the Atlantic

    Battle of the Atlantic
    Longest campaign of WWII, it ran for 1939 to the delete of Nazi, Germany in 1945. German U-Boats and its Luftwaffe fought the U.S. Navy, the Royal Navy, and the Royal Canadian Navy.
  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain
    From 9/40-5/41 the Royal Air Force defended against large scale attacks by the German Luftwaffe and won. Night bombing operations became known as the Blitz.
  • Battle of Russia

    Battle of Russia
    Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June of 1941. After a long siege Hitler divided the army in to three, surrounding Moscow, Stalingrad, and Leningrad. At Moscow, the Germans have to fall back.
  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad
    From August 1942 to February 1943, Germany fought the Soviet Union for control of the city. It is one of the bloodiest battles of the history of the war. Germany surrendered and lost 850,000.
  • D-Day and the Normandy Invasion

    D-Day and the Normandy Invasion
    Allies successfully established a beach head as part of Operation Overlord. This marked the beginning of the end for Germany.
  • The Battle of Berlin

    The Battle of Berlin
    The final major offensive of WWII in Europe. Also known as the Fall of Berlin. It resulted in the suicide of Adolf Hitler.