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World War ll Battles

  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain
    • Winston Churchill (Britain) vs Hitler (Germany)
    • Also known as Operation Sealion
    • United Kingdom
    • Hitler wanted to take over Britain.
  • Invasion of the Soviet Union

    Invasion of the Soviet Union
    • Germany attacked the Soviet Union
    • Also known as Operation Barbarossa
    • Stretched out along 1,800 miles of the Soviet Union boarder
    • Russia had an abundance of raw materials that Hitler wanted
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    • Hideki Tojo and Americans
    • Also known as Operation Zed
    • Hawaii
    • Hawaii was bombed by Japan due to the embargo act which blocked Japan from getting crucial materials. Brought the United States into World War ll.
  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad
    • German Forces
    • Also known as Operation Winter Tempest
    • Volga River in the Soviet Union
    • Germany wanted to capture an industrial port city on the Volga River
  • Battle of El Alamein

    Battle of El Alamein
    • General Bernard Montgomery
    • Also known as Operation Bertram
    • Egypt
    • Won a victory over Germany and Allies secured the Sues Canal
  • Battle of the Coral Sea

    Battle of the Coral Sea
    • Japanese and Americans
    • Also known as Operation Mo
    • Body of water off the northeast coast of Australia
    • Allied vessels tried to block the Japanese attack on Port Moresby. Attack was stopped, although it hurt the Americans more than the Japanese