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Battle of Britain
Britain vs. Germany. Germany wanted to gain control of Great Britain after France. Hitler begins intense air attack of Britain, killing civilians and bombing London. -
Battle of France
Germany vs. France and Great Britain. Hitler avoided the maginot line by going through Belgium, ended in the largest military evacuation in history and Germany taking Paris and the French surrendering. -
Hitler invades Russia
Germany vs. Russia. Hittler invades the Soviet Union without declaring war. Winter forced the Germans to retreat. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan vs. USA. Japan believed that America was the most dangerous potential enemy and the USA was the only thing standing in the way of Japans control of the Pacific Ocean. Japan bombed the harbor with no warning to try to destroy America’s battle ships and aircraft carriers. -
Battle for Stalingrad
Germany vs. Russia. Germany made the capture of Stalingrad their main objective and Stalin made orders that the city must be defended at all costs. -
Operation Husky
Allies invaded Italy, which forced Mussolini to resign. Italy soon surrendered and declared war on Germany.
