Major Battle of WW2

By Mason Masted

  • Battle of France/Miracle of Dunkirk

    Battle of France/Miracle of Dunkirk
    -German invasion of France
    - Invasions began at Holland and Belgium, France was next
    - Germany conquered France
    - Miracle of Dunkirk consisted of an evacuation in Dunkirk, France
    - German forces did not reach Dunkirk in time

  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain
    -German and British air forces collided
    - Significant turning point of WW2
    - Britain won the battle
    - France left therefore leaving Britain to fight Germany
    - Germany lost 1250 aircrafts

  • Battle of Leningrad

    Battle of Leningrad
    • Lasted 872 days
    • German forces surrounded Leningrad by early November
    • German blockade seized 650,000 Leningrad lives
    • In 1943 soviet forces erupted the German blockade in order to receive supplies
    • 1944 Soviet had won and drove the German forces away

  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad
    • Stopped the German advance in the Soviet Union
    • Along the banks of the Volga River
    • Germany's plan was to conquer Stalingrad
    • Soviet won by defending the territory
    • Men who surrendered were imprisoned and put into labor camps

  • Operation Torch

    Operation Torch
    • Allied invasion of French North Africa
    • First time British and Americans worked together on an invasion
    • 60,000 French troops in Morocoo
    • General Eisenhower was in command of Operation Torch
    • The Africa Korps surrendered

  • D-day

    D-day
    -156,000 American, British, and Canada troops invaded the coast of Frances Normandy
    - Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany's control
    - 50 mile beach stretch
    - One of the largest military assaults in history
    - It has been known as the beginning of the end of war in Europe

  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge
    -200,000 troops and 1000 German tanks
    - Germany's attempt to split the allies and the US
    -Located in the Ardennes forest
    - 8,600 American casualties according to Eisenhower's chief
    - supplies were dangerously depleted

  • Battle of Berlin

    Battle of Berlin
    -Marked the end of WW2 in Europe
    - It was Stalin's attempt to take Berlin
    - 70,000 Russian soldiers deaths
    - Stalin was worried the allies would capture Berlin before him so he rushed
    - Soviet forces launched over a million shells of artillery at German forces.