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Enigma Machine
The enigma machines were a line of cipher machines used to decrypt or encrypt sectret messages. It was invented by a German engineer at the end of WW1 -
Battle of the North Atlantic
The longest running military campaign in WW2. It's soul purpose was to blockade germany from launching any naval or aviary attacks. -
Operation Punishment
This was code name for the German bombing during the invasion of Yugoslavia. They bombed tyhe city without any declaration of war and continued bombing for days. Most government officials fled the country and the yugoslavian army was collapsing. This was one of the earliest terror bombings of WW2. -
Operation Overlord
Code name for the Battle of Normandy. Operation Overlord was the invasion of Western Europe occupied by Nazi's. More then 3million Allied troops were in France by the end of August. This was the battle that turned the tides against the Nazi -
Operation Barbarossa
Code name for Nazi's invasion of the USSR. Over 4.5million troops invaded them but the red army held their ground and Hitler didn't get the victory he had expected. The Nazi's did occupy some areas of the country mainly in Ukraine but despite their success they were pushed back from Moscow and could never mount a simultaneous offense on Russia again. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbour
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise attack on the US lead by the Japanese. The attack was intended to keep the US from interfering wit Japans military actions. -
Battle of El Alamein
The Battle of El Alamein is considered as one of the deciding victories in WW2. The allied victory at El Alamein lead to the retreat of african forces and the surrender of the german forces in 1943. -
Manhattan Project
It was a research project led by the US. It lead to produce the worlds first atomic bomb during WW2. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
This was a major battle in which the USfought and captured the island of Iwo Jima . The assault resulted in some of the most feirce fightings of the pascific campaign. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
During the final stages of WW2 the US and its allies were fire bombing Japan and asking it to surrender. When they ignored all propositions the US government dropped "little man" on hiroshima. soon after the bombing japan surrendered. -
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The longest running military campaign in WW2. It's soul purpose was to blockade germany from launching any naval or aviary attacks.