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Battle of Britan
Battle of Britan The Germans begin the first in a long series of bombing. The German air force's attempt to gain air superiority over the RAF from July to September 1940. Both sides lost heavily during the Battle of Britain. More than 1700 Luftwaffe (German air force) planes were destroyed. -
The battle of the Coral Sea
Battle of the Coral SeaOn May 3rd the Japanese occupied Tulagi. This invasion was supported by the Covering Group. At 11:00, after the occupation was complete, this force moved back to the west to cover the Port Moresby invasion. When Admiral Fletcher learnt of the invasion, he decided to head north towards Tulagi and use his aircraft to attack the Japanese invasion force. This should have been a very costly decision. Japanese Striking Force would pass close to the area, and could have been in place. -
Battle of Midway
Battle of MidwayThe United States was able to preempt and counter Japan’s planned ambush of its few remaining aircraft carriers, inflicting permanent damage on the Japanese Navy. The Importance of the Battle of Midway. The Battle of Midway was a turning point in the Pacific War. Before the Battle of the Coral Sea on 7-8 May 1942, the Imperial Navy of Japan had swept aside all of its enemies from the Pacific. -
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the BulgeThe Germans launch the last major offensive of the war, Operation Mist. And known as the Ardennes Offensive and the Battle of the Bulge, an attempt to push the Allied front line west from northern France to northwestern Belgium. At the end of the Battle of the Bulge, German losses were greater than their army could take. Approximately 30,000 soldiers and 44,000 infantry forces were killed or captured -
Atomic Bomb
Atomic BombThe United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The U.S. was planning to use the bomb not on Germany but Japan. The U.S. believed that if the atomic bomb could end the war.
