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Britain and the US struggled to control trade routes in the Atlantic ocean. Germany had launched submarines that then would attack Allied Merchant ships.
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The Red Army made a stand at Stalingrad, which was a major rail and industrial center near the Volga River. The Germans and Russians went back and forth with each other until 90,000 Germans finally surrendered on January 31st, 1943.
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This battle caused a lot of causalities for both the Americans and Japanese. This battle ended up with a draw, which then prevented Japan from invading Australia.
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The Japanese had planned an attack against the Americans to attack some of their fleets. The Americans surprised the Japanese though and were able to take down 4 of their carriers. This attack Japan to lose a lot of their planes and skilled pilots, and they were not able to do anymore offensive attacks in the Pacific.
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On June 6th, 1944, the invasion on Western Europe had begun. There were many casualties due to the German invasion. But by late July, 2 million allied troops has arrived and France was liberated from Germany.
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Germany Launched a counter attack on Belgium and Luxembourg. They pushed the US army back that it created a bulge at the Allied lines. This was known as the largest battle in Western Europe during World War II.
