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Battle of Britian
The battle of britain was germanys attempt to gain air superiority over England so that they could launch a seabourne attack against England. By the end of the long campaign germanys air force was decimated. -
Selective Training and Service Act of 1940
Reruired men betweened the ages of 21 and 35 to register with local draft boards. When the United states entered World War 2 all men that were between the ages of 18 and 45 they were liable for military service and were required to register. -
Stalingrad
4million troops poured over the Russian border. Within one month, over two and half million Russians had been killed, wounded or captured. The Germans made tremendous advances into portions of Moscow, Leningrad, and Stalingrad. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941 the Japanese military command attacked the military base at Pearl Harbor. They killed over 2000 people, destroyed hundreds of vessels, destroyed 8 battleships and propelling the United States into World War II. -
Battle of Coral Sea
The entire battle was conducted by aircraft off of carriers. The US lost the USS Lexington, the Japanese lost a small carrier. While in terms of material loss, the US came off the worst, but tactically it stopped the Japanese attempt to invade New Guinea. A month later that Battle of Midway took place and was the turning point of the War in the Pacific. -
Battle of Midway
Japanese navel forces planed a attack on the U.S. Pacific fleet. U.S. intelligence broke the Japanese naval code and prepared for the battle. On june 3 the united states started its attack on the japanese carriers. The japanese were no match for their attack. -
Normandy invasion
It was an invasion of france. Troops were dropped on five beachs from all elements land, water, and air. The five beachs were given code name Utah Beach, Omaha Beach, Gold Beach, Juno Beach and Sword Beach. This invasion was the beginning of the end for Germany. -
Battle of Leyte Gulf
On octorber 20 United States troop ivaded th island. The japanese navy attempt to defeat the Allied invasion, but was repulsed by the U.S. Navy's 3rd and 7th Fleets. -
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was an attack, ordered by Hitler, to try to break the alliance of France, Britain and America. It was the biggest American battle in the entire World War Two. Hitler was unsuccessful and the alliance stayed strong. -
Battle of Berlin
The Russian army attacked with 2.5 million of soldiers, 41 600 artillery, 6250 tanks and 7500 aircrafts on a heavily fortified Germans who defended with 1 million of soldiers (for the defense of the city the Nazis recruited even children and the elderly), 10 400 artillery, 1 500 tanks and 3300 planes
