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Battle of Britian
Germany bombs Great Britain in an attempt to try to invade the country. The Battle of Britain lasted from July 10, 1940 to October 31, 1940. Germany started bombing southern Britain. Eventually the germans moved to bombing larger cities like London. Great Britain wins. -
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa occurred during World War II. It was the codename for the German invasion of the Soviet Union. The invasion occurred on June 22, 1941. The German troops failed to defeat the Soviet forces during the campaign. This was a crucial turning point in the war. -
Operation Torch
Operation Torch was a British American invasion of French Morocco and Algeria during the North African Campaign of World War II. It began on November 8, 1942 and ended on November 16, 1942. The Soviet Union had put pressure on the United States and on Britain to begin fighting in Western Europe. The plan was for the Germans to fight in Western Europe and to ease the pressure on the Soviets. The Allied forces pushed the Germans out of North Africa and into Italy. -
Operation Overlord
Operation Overlord was also known as the Normandy invasion or D-Day. This was when the allied forces invaded Western Europe. Operation overlord was a simultaneous landing of US, British and Canadian forces on five separate beaches in Normandy France. The Allied Forces win and begin to push The Germans back towards Germany. -
Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference was a meeting of the three World War II Allies. The conference was held from February 4, 1945 to February 11, 1945 in Crimea. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, US President FDR and Joseph Stalin met. They discussed how Europe was going to be divided and what was going to happen to Germany after the war.