World Studies B - Sayre

Battle of Britain

Jul 10, 1940

Royal Air Force and the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy defended the United Kingdom against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's air force.

Operation Barbarossa

Jun 22, 1941

Operation Barbarossa was the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany and many of its Axis allies.

Operation Torch

Nov 8, 1942

Operation Torch was an Allied invasion of French North Africa during the Second World War.

Operation Overlord

Jun 6, 1944

Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II.

Yalta Conference

Feb 4, 1945

World War II meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union to discuss the postwar reorganization of Germany and Europe.