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It was the struggle between the Allied and German forces for control of the Atlantic Ocean. It was labeled as the "longest, largest, and most complex" naval battle in history. -
Over 338,000 British and French troops were safely evacuated from Dunkirk. Important to this process was the British Royal Air Force, which intercepted German bombers above the beach, who ended up saving countless lives. -
A battle which resulted in the victory of the Royal Air Force, whose success not only blocked the possibility of invasion, but also created the conditions for Great Britain's survival, for the extension of the war, and the eventual defeat of Nazi Germany. It was a contest for air superiority. -
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Forced the march of 70,000 U.S. and Filipino prisoners of war captured by the Japanese in the Philippines. They were marched from the southern end of the Bataan Peninsula. Starving and ill-treated prisoners were force-marched 63 miles to a prison camp. -
Was a raid that led 16 B-25 bombers from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Hornet in a surprise attack that caused little damage overall, but boosted allied morale substantially. -
The U.S. Navy's victory in the air-sea battle and its successful defense of the major base located at Midway Island crushed Japan's hopes of neutralizing the U.S. as a naval power and effectively turned the tide of WWII in the Pacific. -
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Was the last major German military offensive in western Europe. It was the last line of defense in a sense. This battle was a counter-offensive battle. -
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American forces invaded the island on February 19th, 1945, and the battle lasted for five weeks. It's believed that all but 200 or so of the 21,000 Japanese forces on the island were killed, as well as almost 7,000 marines. -
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