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Battle of the Atlantic
The Battle of the Atlantic depended largely on control of the seas. Germany entered World War 2 with a navy powerful enough to challange for control of the seas. Great Britain,United States, and germany were in the war.Great Britain managed to sink the Bismarkin 1941. The wolf packs were U-boats that hunted in groups. 360 american ships were sunk compared to 8 German U-boats. The breaking of Germany's code system was called Enigma. -
Battle of Britain continued
Germany was always losing twice as many aircraft as Britain. At the end of the Battle of Britain Germany lost up to 1700 planes and Britain lost 900 planes. Britain built radars so they don't lose as many planes, they could also tell when someone was coming. -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain marked the first turning point in the war, it was the first time Germans failed to achieve a major goal. The Battle of Britain was also the first time in history when air power alone decided the outcome of a major battle. German and British air forces clashed in the United Kingdom, the day had the largest bombing campaign. The Battle of Britain ended when Germany's Luftwaffe failed to gain air superiority over air bases and millitary posts. Britain won over Germany. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia, on the eastern boundary of Europe. Battle of Stalingrad was the largest and bloodiest battle of World War 2.German and Soviet were fighting for the important industrial city of Stalingrad that resulted in the deaths of almost 2 million people. Germans exposed themselves to counterattack. 250,000 soldiers were captured by Soviet Forces. -
Second Battle of El Amamein, Egypt
The Second Battle of El Amamein took place near the Egytian railway halt in El Amamein. With the Allies victorious, it marked a major turning point in the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. It followed the First Battle of El Alamein, which had stalled the Axis advance into Egypt, after which, in August 1942, Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery had taken command of the British Eighth Army from General Claude Auchinleck. -
Operation Torch
An Operation Torch was a United States liutenant general named Dwight D. Eisenhower. The plan called for AMerican forces to invade the North African countries of Morocco and Algeria. France had controlled this territory before 1940. After the fall of France, Vichy leaders were installed there. Some 20,000 AMericans were killed or wounded in the 6 months of North Africa fighting. Stalin continued to push for a European invasion. -
Invasion of SIcily/Italy
Soon after the invasion of the island Sicily Roosevelt and CHurchill issued a message to the Italian people asking them "whether they want to die for Mussolini and Hitler live for Italy and Civilization."The Italians chose life. The Italians turned against Benito Mussolini and forced him from power. The allies took SIcily the next week, they planned next to occupy the Italian Penisula. -
Operation Overload
The fighting in Italy was slow and difficult partly because the Allies could not devote al their fighting resources to the battle. Many of their resources were being held for the planned invasion of France. This was known as Operation Overload. Eisenhower commanded the mission and chose General Omar Bradley to lead the AMerican troops. The top British Commander was Bernard Montgomery. The V1 flying bomb ans the V2 rocket were introduced. -
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg on the Western Front toward the end of World War II in Europe. Eric von Manstein planned the offensive with the primary goal to recapture the important harbor of Antwerp. The surprise attack caught the Allied forces completely off guard. United States forces bore the brunt of the attack and incurred their highest casualties. -
Hitler commits suicide
Hitler killed himself by a gunshot in Führerbunker in Berlin. His ashed were scattered. By early 1945, Germany's military situation was on the verge of total collapse. Poland had fallen to the advancing Soviet forces, who were preparing to cross the Oder between Küstrin and Frankfurt with the objective of capturing Berlin. -
VE Day
Victory in Europe day. It was celebrated to to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces.It marked the end of World War II in Europe.Upon the defeat of Germany, celebrations erupted throughout the world. From Moscow to Los Angeles, people celebrated. In the United Kingdom, more than one million people celebrated in the streets to mark the end of the European part of the war.
