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The Battle of Britain was the first battle that was only in air. It was between the Nazi Germany's air force, Luftwaffe, and Britain's Royal Air Force, RAF. They fought for four longs months to gain control over Great Britain, the English Channel, and Germany. The Luftwaffe were thought to gain control easily, but the RAF proved them wrong. -
Pearl Harbor was a devastating attack from Japan. On December 7, 350 Japanese planes shot down and sunk 18 US naval vessels. Among those vessels, battleships and aircrafts were destroyed or damaged. The US lost 2,403 men that day too. -
This short lived battle was between the Japanese and American ships. They fought for five days over a land the size of the contiguous United States. Japan hoped to defeat the US Pacific Fleet to use as a base for their attack on Pearl Harbor. -
The Battle of Stalingrad was one of the most decisive battles on the Eastern Front. As it was decisive, it was also deadly. The life expectancy of a Soviet soldier was only 24 hours. This battle stopped the German forces from advancing into Soviet Union territory. -
Operation Torch was the first major victory for American armies. This operation was to compromise victory against the German Nazi in North Africa. It was also used to divert the German soldiers from the Soviet Union to the front in the Mediterranean.