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Battle of Britain
After Hitler takes control of France, he goes after Britain through attacks from the German Luftwaffe (Air Force). Britain was able to hold its ground, but would eventually need more weapons and supplies. America at the time tried to stay neutral, but came in to help Britain by lending supplies through the Lend Lease Act (America would lend supplies and have them returned when the war was over). Through this help, Britain was able to push back German forces and win the Battle of Britain. -
Operation Barbarossa
After the blitz, a 9 month bombing on Britain, Hitler was convinced that their only major threat left standing was the Soviet Union. Hitler breaks the German-Soviet non-aggression pact and invades the Soviet Union through blitzkrieg. The blitzkrieg worked at first, but Russia is huge and Stalin was just able to move factories east and destroy supplies to stop Germany’s advancement. By December, Hitlers army retreats, exhausted and cold. -
Operation Torch
Operation Torch was an effort between Britain and America to push Germany out of Africa, starting with Britain’s victory at El Alamein. Britain continued to push Germany east and then Prime Minister Churchill and President Roosevelt discussed their next plan. The decision was for America to push up to Italy and later, Roosevelt announced that they would accept nothing less than unconditional surrender. -
Operation Overlord
Operation Overlord was the biggest amphibious attack in history. It was the planned attack on Normandy, on the northern coast of France in attempt to liberate the country again. There was a huge list of countries that helped, including Britain, Canada, Free France, Poland, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Greece, The Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, and Norway. The allies had a rough start, but picked up great momentum throughout the operation. -
Operation Overlord Pt. 2/Operation Dragoon
The allies were able to capture the port at Cherbourg on June 26 and the city of Caen on July 21. In addition, Germany had a failed counter attack on August 8 that resulted in 50,000 soldiers of the 7th Army being trapped in the Falaise pocket. After Operation Dragoon, an invasion of southern France on August 15, France was soon liberated on August 25. Soon after that, Germany retreated across the Seine on August 30, signifying the end of Operation Overlord. -
Yalta Conference
The Yalta/Crimea Conference, code named the Argonaut Conference, was a conference between United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union, represented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Premier Joseph Stalin. The conference was meant to decide the reorganization of Europe. With the Cold War happening a few years later, the Yalta Conference became a subject of controversy and still kinda is.
