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The North African campaign
Allied and Axis powers battles in North Africa for a while neither sides gaining much of an advantage until allied forces managed to trap them ending with 240,000 germans surrendering. -
Battle of the atlantic
At sea Britain and the United States struggled to control the Atlantic trade routes, German u boats sailed from ports in France and destroyed merchant ships. -
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The Battle of Stalingrad
When the cold Russian winter put a haunt on the invading German troops the soviets took advantage and made a counter strike leaving no hope for escape for the German soldiers, this was the first turning point of the war. -
Invasion of italy
Us and British troops invaded Italy, Italians had their faith in Mussolini‘s leader ship and had been over thrown leaving Italy’s new government to surrender to the allies. Italy joined the allied powers and declared war on Germany in October of 1943. -
D-day
Invasion of Western Europe had began and heavy casualties were suffered on both sides but on August 25, 1944 Paris was liberated from German occupation. -
Battle of the bulge
Germany launched a counter attack in Belgium and Luxembourg, this battle came to be the biggest battle of the war with loss on both sides being staggering but at this point this battle marked the loss of the war for most nazi leaders.