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Invasion of Poland
Poland was invaded by the Germans, marking the start of WW2. Hilter attacked to regain Germany's pervious lost land. Hilter broke the treaty where their powers were minimalized. German's used their famous blitzkrieg strategy to invade Poland and would end up successful. -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain took place during World War II between Britain and Nazi Germany’s air force. Germany bombed Great Britain in order to try and destroy their air force and prepare for invasion. The Battle was the first to be fought entirely in the air. The Battle of Britain marked the first defeat of Hitler’s military forces.research shows that The Germans lost about 1650 aircrafts. -
Battle of Moscow
Germany wanted to capture Moscow.There were than a million casualties during this battle. this was an important battle since the USSR succeeded in protecting Moscow and pushing the Germans back. -
Pearl Harbor
On this day, Japan made a surprise attack on a U.S navel base near Honolulu,Hawaii planning to take out battle ships and carriers. This is significant because this event is different than other attack made. When starting war, countries declare that they will be attacking each other but japan attacked out of the blue, killing more than 2400 people and destroying most of the navy.Japan won the attack. -
Battle of wake island
the battle took place simultaneously with the attack of pearl harbor. During the battle, a small force of U.S. Marines and civilian defenders fought to defend against the Japanese Navy, which ultimately seized the island but at great cost. The battle was for
the island in Central Pacific with the Marines and civilians of the island defending against invaders from Japan. japan succeeded and continued to grow its empire. -
Battle of midway
This was decisive navy battle between the U.S and japan.this took place six months after japan attacked Pearl Harbor. During the battle, the U.S overpowered japan, causing them to retreat and stay on the defense during the rest of the wat. filled U.S. forces with confidence and drained Japanese morale, putting the war strongly in favor of the Allies -
Operation torch
This battle was when the allied forces invaded North Africa.the military forces of the United States and the United Kingdom launched an attack against French held territories in North Africa. This area was aimed to reduce pressure on Allied forces in Egypt and begin their invasion of Southern Europe.Operation Torch was a success -
Monte Cassino
This was a series of four assaults by the Allied powers Against the axis powers.This battle took place in Rome.after failed attempts, The Axis finally won,breaching the place and opened the Roads to Rome, marking the beginning of the end For the German empire. -
Attack on truck island
The attack on truck island A.K.A the hailstorm project was a massive U.S navy,air and surface attack on truk lagoon though the Pacific Ocean. Japan lost a severe about of navy power. About 191,000 tons of shipping were destroyed.U.S received minimal damage from the war, making them successful during their attack. -
Normandy Landings
also known as D-day, this battle where the allied forces tried to liberate western Europe from the Germans control as Germans were too much in power. The battle took place in Normandy which is in northern France.At the end, The allied forces won ,liberating France,causing the Germans to surrender northwestern France, ending the Battle of Normandy. -
The Philippines campaign
Also known as the liberation of the philippines, this battle was where the U.S and the Filipino teamed up against the Japanese in order to take back the Philippines. The Japanese Army overran all of the Philippines during the first half of 1942. The liberation of the Philippines commenced with amphibious landings on the eastern Philippine island. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
In the Battle of Iwo Jima between United States and Japan, where U.S Marine Corps and Navy landed on the island of Iwo Jima in Japan during World War II.this five week battle was the bloodiest out of all the others. This was the first major attack on Japan homeland. The U.S needed an are for their aircrafts to land and take off. During this battle, japan received three times more the amount of casualties than the U.S.The United States eventually captured the islands. -
Battle of Okinawa
was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Marine and Army forces against the Imperial Japanese Army. Japan lost in Okinawa simply because they ran out of caves and boulders from which to fight and men to do the fighting. The Americans regarded Okinawa as one of their greatest victories during the Pacific campaign -
Battle of Berlin
battle of Berlin took place in Berlin, Germany. the battle was mainly between Germany and the Soviet Union.Germans attacked during the winter which gave the USSR an advantage. the Soviet Union started pushing the Germans back. Hitler began to realize that he was going to lose the battle.Around 92,000 German soldiers were killed with another 220,000 wounded. The city of Berlin was reduced to rubble and around 22,000 German civilians were killed
