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Major battles

  • Normandy, June- July 1944
    1944 BCE

    Normandy, June- July 1944

    D-Day defending forces beat a rapid retreat to the German border.
  • Operation 'Bagration', June-July 1944
    1944 BCE

    Operation 'Bagration', June-July 1944

    Bigger than the battle of Normandy. Red army would end the war in control of all Eastern Europe.
  • Midway, June 1942
    1942 BCE

    Midway, June 1942

    The Japanese Fleet, hoping to lure the Americans to destruction. The Japanese who were ambushed, losing four of their best carries.
  • Stalingrad, November 19, 1942
    1942 BCE

    Stalingrad, November 19, 1942

    Tre months battle war's turning point. Third Reich was now on the defensive.
  • Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941
    1941 BCE

    Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941

    Six aircraft carriers with more than 400 planes attacked the main American naval base.
  • Operation 'Torch', November 1942

    Operation 'Torch', November 1942

    Torch was the first successful strategic offensive, and American troops crossed the Atlantic for the first time.