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Battle of France
The invasion of France and the lower countries (Belgium, Holand, etc.) 5/10/40 - 6/25/40.
-German Victory
-469,000 casualties
-Parts of France occupied by Italy and Germany
-The Maginot Line replaced the WWII trenches
-46 days -
Battle of Britain
The Royal air force defended the UK against the Luftwaffe. Jul 10, 1940 – Oct 31, 1940.
-British victory
-Luftwaffe failed due to lack of air superiority
-British victory saved the UK from ground attacks
- Churchill came to power at this time, refusing to negotiate with Hitler
-First all air battle in history -
Battle of Leningrad
The siege of Leningrad in the USSR by German and Finnish forces. Sep 8, 1941 – Jan 27, 1944
-Leningrad is modern-day St. Petersberg
-Seige lifted by Soviets
-Also known as the 900-day siege
-Greatest achievement by Germans in the OPERATION BARBAROSSA
-Italy aided Germany and Finnish -
Battle of Stalingrad
German offensive campaign to take over Stalingrad. 8/23/42 - 2/2/43.
-Stalingrad = present-day Volgograd
-Soviet Victory
-Largest confrontation in WWII
-Destruction of German 6th army
-800,000 casualties -
Operation Torch
An allied military invasion of French Northern Africa. From 11/8/1942 - 11/10/1942.
-Troops planned to invade Sicily after Northern Africa
-Invasion of the territories of Algeria and Morocco
-500 allied forces casualties
-UK and US against France -
D-Day
Allied forces conducted an amphibious attack on Nazi-occupied France at the Normandy Beaches.
-One of the largest amphibious attacks
-156,000 troops
-Prior to D-Day, the allied forces conducted a decoy invasion do mislead the Germans
-Invaded a 50-mile fortified border
-Allied victory -
Battle of the Bulge
German offensive campaign to the western front. Dec 16, 1944 – Jan 25, 1945.
-Third most lethal battle in American History
-Located in the Ardennes
-Germany's last offensive campaign
-Germany suffered 80,000 - 100,000 casualties
-Allies suffered 75,000 casualties -
Battle of Berlin
A Soviet offensive campaign that took over Berlin. Apr 16, 1945 – May 2, 1945.
-The last offensive European battle in WWII
-Soviet Victory
-1,298,745 casualties
-The suicide of Hitler on 4/30/45
-Beginning of the end of WWII
