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World War II

By Lmr101

  • Battle of France

    Battle of France
    The Battle of France labor party lost support in Britain, and British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain resigns. Hitler sent his forces to Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France and bombed airfields in Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, and France.

  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain
    German and British air forces went to war in the skies over the United Kingdom, which was the largest bombing campaign to that date. Britain’s victory saved the country from a ground invasion and possible occupation by German forces.

  • Invasion of the Soviet Union

    Invasion of the Soviet Union
    Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941 in the largest German military operation of World War II. On December 18, 1940, Hitler signed Directive 21 which was code-named Operation "Barbarossa" the first operational order for the invasion of the Soviet Union.Barbarossa was the turning point in World War II, because its loss made Nazi Germany fight a two-front war against a coalition possessing much more superior resources.

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    On December 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii. The Japanese managed to destroy almost 20 American naval vessels, eight enormous battleships, and more than 300 airplanes. More than 2,000 Americans soldiers and sailors died and another 1,000 were wounded.

  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad
    The Battle of Stalingrad was the successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad in the U.S.S.R. during World War II. It stopped the German advance into the Soviet Union and set the turning of the tide of war in favor of the Allies. The Battle of Stalingrad was one of the bloodiest battles in history.

  • Battle of Iwo Jima

    Battle of Iwo Jima
    The invasion of Iwo Jima during World War II came from the need for a base near the Japanese coast. Iwo Jima was defended by about 23,000 Japanese army and navy troops who fought from a network of caves, dugouts, tunnels and underground installations. The battle was marked by changes in Japanese defense tactics. Troops now did not defended at the beach line but at concentrated inland.