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North Africa Campaign
Allies and Axis seemed evenly match in this North African Battle until the Allies trapped the Axis. 240,000 Germans and Italians surrendered, helping the Allies establish dominance. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
Germans advanced in Russia in summer 1942, stopping in Stalingrad to battle it out. In November, the soviets realized they had an advantage and trapped the Germans in a shell of a town without resources until they surrendered. This was the turning point of the war. -
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Battle of Midway
Japan tried to lure the US into an east defeat. At first, it seemed like Japan was winning. Then, America hit them with some bombs and destroyed 4 Japanese planes. The allies took control of the pacific from there on out. -
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Invasion of Italy
Starting in 1943, American and British troops invaded Sicily. Italians overthrew Mussolini because they thought he wasn’t capable of handling this. Italy’s new government declared war on Germany in 1943. Germany tried to resist but eventually surrendered April 1945. -
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Battle of the Bulge
In December 1944, Germany pushed the First US Army back in the allied line, which made a bulge. It was the largest battle ever fought by the US army, and Nazi leaders realized they’d lost the war after losing this battle. -
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D-Day
Allies invaded West Europe and suffered extreme casualties. Still though, nearly 2 Million allies made it to France. On August 25, 1944, Paris was liberated.