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WWII Battle Timeline

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  • The Miracle of Dunkirk

    The Miracle of Dunkirk
    The Miracle of Dunkirk was the evacuation of soldiers in World War II from the beaches and harbor of Dunkirk. The operation started after large numbers of troops were cut off and surrounded by the German Army

  • The Battle of Britain

    The Battle of Britain
    The Battle of Britain was a military campaign in the Second World War, that the Royal Air Force defended the UK against the Luftwaffe. It was the first major military campaign fought entirely by air forces

  • The Battle of Leningrad

    The Battle of Leningrad
    The Battle of Leningrad was a prolonged military siege made by the German Army. the siege was not lifted until 872 days after it began. It is known as one of the longest and most destructive sieges in history.

  • The Battle of Stalingrad

    The Battle of Stalingrad
    The Battle of Stalingrad ,August 23, 1942 – February 2, 1943, was the largest confrontation of World War II in which Germany fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad.
    Most of the fighting was in close quarters combat and direct assaults on civilians in air raids, and it is often regarded as the single largest and bloodiest (Killing/capturing 1-2 million) battle in the history of warfare. It was a costly defeat for German forces.

  • Operation Torch

    Operation Torch
    Operation Torch was the invasion of North Africa. This was to help ease the pressure put on the soviet forces

  • D Day

    D Day
    The largest seaborne invasion in history, D-Day was the beach invasion of France, starting in Normandy.

  • The Battle of the Bulge

    The Battle of the Bulge
    The Battle of the Bulge was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II.It was a surprise attack that caught the Allied forces completely off guard. American forces bore the brunt of the attack but the battle also severely depleted Germany's tanks, and were unable to replace them.

  • The Battle of Berlin

    The Battle of Berlin was the final major offensive of the European theater of World War II. Three soviet fronts surrounded Berlin Over the course of the next week, the Soviets gradually took the entire city, and before the battle was over, Hitler had killed himself.