Battles of WW2

German invasion of Poland

Sep 1, 1939

~German forces invaded Poland from the north, south, and west
~soviets invaded Poland
~soviet union won
~ the importance of the German invasion of Poland was that hitler got to regain land

Battle of Britain

Jul 10, 1940

~In the event, the battle was won by the Royal Air Force (RAF) Fighter Command, whose victory not only blocked the possibility of invasion but also created the conditions for Great Britain's survival,
~Germany wanted to invade Great Britain, but first they needed to destroy Great Britain's Royal Air Force.
~ importance of this battle was that it was the first battle to be fought by air forces. Another thing is that it was the largest battle involving bombing.

Pearl harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Location: Hawaii
countries fought: japan and untitled states
Winner: japan
This battle was very important because the US did not know that it was going to happen. They believed they were at peace with japan. This made the US declare war on japan

Battle of wake island

Dec 8, 1941

Location- wakes island
Japanese victory
Fought by Us and japan
This battle was important because it was right after Pearl Harbor. Another importance is that the US did not gain wake island after surrendering

Doolittle raid

Apr 18, 1942

Location- Tokyo
Us victory
Us and japan battle
This was important because it was the first air operation to strike the Japanese. Pearl Harbor was a huge motivation to start this raid.

Battle of midway

Jun 4, 1942

-United States win
-fought by japan and United States
-location: midway atoll
The importance of this battle is that the United States defeated Germany. It was a huge battle involving planes. That. Makes this battle significant

Battle of Tunis

Nov 17, 1942

-axis and allied battle- Germany
-allied victory
-located in Tunisia

Monte cassino

Jan 17, 1944

~a costly series of four assaults by the Allies against the Winter Line in Italy held by Axis forces during the Italian Campaign of World War II.
~battle fought in Italy
~the battle of monte Classico was very important because they blocked the allied powers from going north to Rome. By the end of the battle everything was destroyed and there was an open route to Rome.

Battle of Anzio

Jan 22, 1944

~ location Anzio and Nettuno
~allied victory
~Allied powers had the goal of overtaking Rome.
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Attack on truk island

Feb 17, 1944

-American and japan battle
-American victory
-fought at truk island
-this battle is important because the US destroyed many Japanese ships and planes. They destroyed 250 planes giving them a huge advantage .

D day

Jun 6, 1944

~fought in France
~Allied Forces of Britain, America, Canada, and France attacked German forces
~allied forces win
~ this battle was important because it was the turning point in World War II. This was a big win for the U.S.

Battle of Leyte

Oct 23, 1944

Location; Leyte gulf
Fought by- Us and Japan
Allied victory
The importance of this battle is that the allied forces got control over the pacific. This battle was a ship and plane battle. Known as the largest naval battle.

Battle of the bulge

Dec 16, 1944

-Allied powers win
- fight against Germany and allied powers
-location: Luxembourg and Belgium
This battle was important because it was a German loss. The allied powers had more recourses than the Germans

Battle of Berlin

Apr 16, 1945

~happened in Berlin Germany
~primarily fought between the German Army and the Soviet Army. The Soviet army vastly outnumbered the Germans.
~soviet win
~the battle of burlin was important because it was the result of the German army surrendering. Another importance from this battle was hitlers suicide.