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Battle of Britain
It was a struggle between German Luftwaffe and the British royal airforce. The war lasted between July and October 1940.This battle was the first major military compane in history that was fought intirely in the air. The battle of Britain was the result to win air supuierity over Southern Britain and the English channel. The Germans wanted to destroy the British air force and air craft industry. In May 1940 the German forces had over run Belgium, the Netherlands and Northern France using tactics -
Battle of Moscow
German forces launched Operation Barbarossa and invaded the Soviet Union. Though the road to Moscow was largely open, Bock was forced to order forces south to aid in the capture of Kiev.The failure of German forces at Moscow doomed Germany to fighting a prolonged struggle on the Eastern Front. -
Pearl Harbor
The attack of Pearl Harbor by the empire of Japan on Sunday brought the United States into world war II. The Pearl Harbor attack was a surprise to the United States. -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was the most important naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of World War II.Military historian John Keegan called it. The most stunning and decisive blow in the history of naval warfare."the United States Navy decisively defeated an Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) attack against Midway Atoll, inflicting irreparable damage on the Japanese fleet. -
Battle of Guadalcanal
Aug. 7 1942 was when they landed to seize a nearly-complete airfield at Guadalcanal's Lunga Point and an anchorage at nearby Tulagi, bounding a picturesque body of water that would soon be named "Iron Bottom Sound".However, only two days after the landings, the U.S. and Australian navies were handed a serious defeat in the Battle of Savo Island. -
Battle of Stalingrad
It was a major and decisev battle over World war II It was Germany against the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad and the south westeren Soviet Union. This battle took place between Aug.23,1942-Feb.2,1943. It was among the bloodiest battles of Warfare. After the battle of Stalingrad German forces never recovered there earlier strength and attamed no further strategic victories in the East. -
The Battle of Kursk
Was a World War II engagement between German and Soviet on the Eastern front near the city of Kursk. It was both the largest series of armored clashes. This battle was the final stage offensive the Germans were able to mount in the East and the Descive Soviet Victory gave the red army the stratgeic anneshitive for the rest of the war, -
D-Day
After World War II began Germany invaded Northwestern France in the beginnning of May 1940. The Americans entered the war in December 1941and by 1942 they and the Britain were considering the possablities of major invasion across the English Channel.People think that D-day stands for Decision. That was the day that 150,000 soldiers landed on the shore of Normandy was certainly decisive. -
Operation Bagration
The operation was named after 18th–19th century Georgian Prince Pyotr Bagration, general of the Imperial Russian Army who received a mortal wound at the Battle of Borodino. The operation resulted in the almost complete destruction of the German Army Group Centre and three of its component armies: the Fourth Army, Third Panzer Army and Ninth Army. -
Battle of Leyte
In late 1944, after extensive debate, Allied leaders elected to begin operations to liberate the Philippines.Aware of American intentions in the Philippines, Admiral Soemu Toyoda, commander of the Japanese Combined Fleet, initiated plan Sho-Go 1 to block the invasion. This plan called for the bulk of Japan's remaining naval strength to put to sea in four separate forces.With Halsey removed, three separate forces would approach from the west to attack and destroy the US landings at Leyte. -
Battle of Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was key engagement of World War II which lasted from December 16, 1944 until January 25, 1945.With the situation on the Western Front rapidly deteriorating in the fall of 1944, Adolf Hitler issued a directive for an offensive designed to stabilize the situation. His ultimate goal was to compel the United States and Britain so they can sign a seperate peace and Germany can focuse being against the Soviets in the East. -
Battle of Berlin
The Battle of Berlin, designated the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviet Union, was the final major offensive of the European Theatre of World War II.Having driven across Poland and into Germany, Soviet forces began planning for an offensive against Berlin.This position was supported by successive lines of defenses extending back to the city as well as by inundating the Oder's flood plain by opening reservoirs. -
VE Day
Was the public holiday that stands for Victory in Europe Day. This is when the World War II allies formly excepted and surrenders of the armed forces of Germany and it was the end of Hitlers 3rd Reich this ended the war in Europe. -
VJ Day
VJ Day stands for Victory of Japan Day it is also known as Victory in the Pacific Day the name was chosen for the day on which Japan surrendered that ended World War II.
