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The Battle of Belgium or Belgian Campaign, often referred to within Belgium as the 18 Days' Campaign formed part of the greater Battle of France, an offensive campaign by Germany during the Second World War.
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The Battle of Britain was a military campaign of the Second World War, that the Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against large attacks by Nazi Germany's air force, the Luftwaffe. It has been described as the first major military campaign fought entirely by the Air Force.
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After one day of fighting, the Germans had suffered heavy casualties and the Allied troops were confident that they would defeat the invasion.This unexpected defendants by civilian population surprised and angered them.
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The Battle of Moscow was a military campaign that had two periods of significant fighting on a 600 km land of the Eastern Front during World War II.
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· Pearl Harbor is a U.S. naval base near Honolulu, Hawaii, that was the scene of a devastating surprise attack by Japanese forces.
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The Battle of Wake Island began simultaneously with the attack on Pearl Harbor naval and air bases in Hawaii and ended with the surrender of the American forces to the Empire of Japan.
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The Battle of Midway, fought in World War II, The United States Navy defeated a Japanese attack against Midway Atoll, marking a turning point in the war in the Pacific theatre.
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After the Germans lost in Stalingrad, they did not advance any farther into eastern Europe or Russia. This made it a major battle.
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The Soviets won the Battle of Kursk and ended Hitler's dream of conquering Russia. Germany won the tactical battle but were unable to break through the Red Army's fortifications and so lost the advantage. But the Soviets won at great cost.
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The success of the Allied landings on the beaches in France in June 1944 were due largely to the determination of the Allied forces at Anzio.
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US carrier aircraft began a two-day attack on Truk in the Caroline Islands; by the end 270 Japanese aircraft would be destroyed. USS Yorktown launched highly successful raids occurred on Truk ,Caroline Islands.
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When 156,000 Americans, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France's Normandy region.
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This battle got it’s name because the Germans created a “bulge” around the area of the Ardennes forest while pushing through the American defensive line it was the largest fought on the Western front and went on for three weeks, resulting in a massive loss of American and civilian life.
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The Battle of Berlin resulted in the surrender of the German army and the death of Adolf Hitler. It was a victory for the Soviet Union and the Allies. The battle took toll on both sides, but The city of Berlin was reduced to rubble and around 22,000 German civilians were killed.
