2.02

By ChristianEv

  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain
    Battle in which the Royal Air Force defended against the Luftwaffe who were using blitzkrieg tactics.

  • Operation Barbarossa

    Operation Barbarossa
    Operation Barbarossa was Germany’s attempt at subduing the Soviets before they could gain back military forces. However, they failed due to the very harsh winter and the Soviet numbers.

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    Pearl Harbor was an attack on the United States by Japan. Resulted in upwards of 3,000 human casualties on the American side alone. Motivated the Untied States to join the war.

  • Operation Torch

    Operation Torch
    Operation torch was an invasion of North Africa in order to put pressure on Nazi Germany and relieve pressure off of the Soviet Union.

  • Operation Overlord

    Operation Overlord
    It was the largest amphibious invasion in history and marked the beginning of the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany's control. Generals took a risk as there would be heavy casualties even if it was successful, and it was.

  • Yalta Conference

    Yalta Conference
    Assembled Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin met up to decide what to do with Germany after the war. A few agreements they came to were: Germany would be disarmed, the UN would be set up, and Germany would be split into occupation zones.