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Invasion of Poland
Nazi Germany invades Poland. The result is Germany and the Soviet Union dividing and annexing all of Poland -
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Battle of the Atlantic
The longest military campaign of the war that led to the defeat of Germany. -
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Invasion of France
Germany invades France. This battle ended the "Phoney war". -
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Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air forces. -
Operation of Sealion
Germany's plan to invade the United Kingdom. The plan was never carried out. -
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Operation Barbarosa
Code name for Germany's invasion of the soviet union. Over 4.5 million troops invaded the soviet union along a 1,800 mile front. -
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Battle of Leningrad
Also known as the Leningrad Blockade, was a failed attempt by the Germans to capture the city of leningrad from the Soviet Union. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese bomb a U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. -
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Battle of Coral Sea
Japanese forces attempt to strengthen their defensive positioning by invading Port Moresby in New Guinea. -
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Battle of Midway
The United States Navy defeat Japanese naval forces who were attacking the Midway Atoll. It was known as the most important naval battle of WWII. -
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Battle of Guadalcanal
A battle fought to prevent Japanese forces from adding new strategically important airfields to their base systems around the island of Guadalcanal. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
Germany fights the Soviet Union over controll of the city of Stalingrad. It was the largest battle on the eastern front and was one of the bloodiest battles in the history of warfare. -
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Operation Torch
The Brittish-American invasion of French North Africa during the North African campaign. -
Anzio Landings
Allied forces hold an amphibious landing against Axis forces along the "winter line" in Anzio, Italy toenable an attack on Rome. -
D-Day
Allied forces land on the beaches of normandy in France. -
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Operation Market Garden.
An unsecessful Allied airborne operation to try and force the German army over the Rhine river. -
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Battle of the Bulge
A major german attack near the end or world war 2 in Belgium -
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Battle of Iwo Jima
United States forces fight and capture the Japanese island of Iwo Jima. This resulted in some of the fiercest fighting in the Pacific campaign. -
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Battle of Okinowa
A battle 340 miles from mainland japan on the island of okinowa. The allies planed to use the island as an air base from their invasion on japan. -
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Battle for Berlin
The Soviet Union along with Polish forces, attempt to capture the German capital of Berlin. During this battle, Adolf Hitler had commited suicide. -
Hiroshima
United States forces drop an Atomic bonb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima -
Nagasaki
United states forces drop the "Fat man", an atomic bonb over the Japanese city of Nagasaki.
