Major European battles

By JacksonGrothe

  • Battle of France May 10th-June 25th, 1940

    Also known as the fall of France, was the German invasion of France and the low countries during the second world war.

  • Battle of Britian July 10-October 31, 1940

    The Battle of Briton (German: Luftschlacht um England, literally the air battle for England) was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force (RAF) defended the United Kingdom.

  • battle of liningrad September 8, 1941- Jan 7,1944

    Also known as the 900 day siege prolonged siege of the city of liningrad ( St. Petersburg) In the soviet union by German and Finnish armed forces during world war II.

  • Operation Torch November 8- November 10, 1942

    Initial it was called operation Gymnast was the Angelo American invasion of French north Africa.

  • Battle of Stalingrad February 2, 1943

    Battle of Stalingrad (July 17, 1942-Feb. 2, 1943), was the successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in the U.S.S.R. during World War II.

  • DDay June 6, 1944

    D-Day is the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. The best known D-Day is during World War II. Normandy landings—initiating the Western Allied effort to liberate mainland Europe from Nazi Germany.

  • Battle of the Bulge December 16, 1944 January 25, 1945

    Battle of the Bulge was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II.

  • Battle of Berlin April 16-May 2, 1945

    Battle of Berlin resulted in the surrender of the German army and the death of Adolf Hitler (by suicide). It was a resounding victory for the Soviet Union and the Allies.