World War II Battles

By lavertyd

  • Battle of the Atlantic

    Battle of the Atlantic
    Germany used a new enigma code known as Shark so Britain could no longer direct convoys away from U-boats. Germany feared that Great Britain was cracking their enigma code

  • Siege of Leningrad

    Siege of Leningrad
    In Leningrad, the food supply became so scarce that people were forced to start making soup out of leather boots and boiling their own wallpaper.

  • Operation Torch

    Operation Torch
    Initially called Operation Gymnast, Torch made it possible to attack Italy and get them out of the war

  • Battle of Kursk

    Battle of Kursk
    Also known as Operation Citadel, Kursk was the biggest tank battle in World War II.

  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge
    The Battle of the Bulge was named after the German offensive that pushed back the center of the Allied Forces' lines

  • Battle of Iwojima

    Battle of Iwojima
    The names of the six men that raised the flag at Iwojima were Ira Hayes, Frank Sousley, John Bradley, Harlon Block, Mike Strank, and Rene Gagnon