Major European Theater Battles

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  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain
    british royal air force RAF defeat the German air force use of Radar a campaign known as the blitz
  • Battle of France

    Battle of France
    also known as the fall of France, German forces defeated Allied forces by mobile operation and conquered France Belgium Luxembourg and the Netherlands, miracle of dunkirk
  • Battle of Leningrad

    Battle of Leningrad
    900-day siege, of the city of Leningrad in the Soviet Union by German and Finnish armed forces lasted 872 days.
  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad
    two million casualties bloodiest battle in history. to capture vital oil supplies Paulus surrenderd
  • Operation torch

    Operation torch
    Allied invasion of French North Africa first time the British and Americans had jointly worked on an invasion plan together.
  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge
    Germany's last major offensive operation on the western front. capture the port city Antwerp. English speaking German troops attempted to disguise themselves as Allied troops to infiltrate enemy lines. The Seige was eventually lifted by forces commanded by General Patton
  • d-day operation overload

    d-day operation overload
    largest amphibious assault in history on the beaches of Normandy,france
  • The Battle of Berlin

    The Battle of Berlin
    last major battle in Europe during world war 2 fought between the Greman army and the Soviet army many of the German soldiers were sick, wounded, starving resulted in the surrender of the Greman army and the death of adolf hitler