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-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 -
-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 -
- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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-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 -
-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 -
-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.
