Battles of WWII

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  • The Battle of Dunkirk

    The Battle of Dunkirk
    Combatants: Britain & Germany
    German casualties: 20,000
    German general: von Küchler
    British casualties: 22,000
    British general: John Gort
    Outcome: The British expeditionary force was evacuating troops at the seaport of dunkirk. While receiving fire from german forces the allies were trying to evacuate. Germany used planes a lot in this battle.

  • The Battle of Moscow

    The Battle of Moscow
    Combatants: Germany & The Soviet Union
    German casualties: around 300,000
    German general: Heinz Guderian
    Russian casualties: 581,000
    Russian general: Mikhail Kutuzov
    Outcome: This battle was the climax of the German invasion of Russia. The Germans were unable to capture Moscow and this ended the German intention to capture Moscow. The Germans made a final push towards moscow but Serbian troops mets them and pushed them back about 150 miles.

  • The Attack on Peal Harbor

    The Attack on Peal Harbor
    Combatants: Japan & The US
    Japanese Casualties: 129
    Japanese General: Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
    American Casualties: 2,400
    American General: Husband Edward Kimmel
    Outcome: A surprise attack from Japan onto the US's pearl harbor naval base just before 8 am where over 100 Japanese planes destroyed almost 20 american naval vessels and over 300 airplanes, while also killing over 2,400 people.

  • The Battle of Midway

    The Battle of Midway
    Combatants: The US & Japan
    US casualties: 362
    US general: Chester W. Nimitz, Frank J. Fletcher, and Raymond A. Spruance
    Japanese casualties: 3,057
    Japanese general: Isoroku Yamamoto
    Outcome: This battle was fought entirely on water and with aircraft. The US destroyed Japan's First line carrier strength during their invasion of the pacific.

  • The battle of Stalingrad

    The battle of Stalingrad
    Combatants: Russia & Germany
    German casualties: 500,000
    German general: Friedrich von Paulus
    Russian casualties: 1.1 million
    Russian general: Vasily I. Chuikov
    Outcome: A successful Russian defence on the city in a span of 6 months. Stopped the German advance into the soviet union and marked the turning point of the war being in favor of the allies

  • The Battle of Kursk

    The Battle of Kursk
    Combatants: Germany & Russia
    German Casualties: 200,000
    German General: Erich Von Manstein
    Russian Casualties: 800,000
    Russian General: Nikolai Vatutin
    Outcome: A failed attack from Germany onto the Russian city of Kursk, but the Russians had anticipated this attack and were ready. After the initial attack on the city Russia counter attacked destroying the German offensive dominance.

  • The Battle of Normandy

    The Battle of Normandy
    Combatants: US, Canada, Britain, France & Germany
    Allied casualties: 73,000
    Allied general: Dwight D. Eisenhower
    German casualties: 320,000
    German general: Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt and Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
    Outcome: The largest amphibious attack in history from the Allied powers. there were 5 landing spots across the entire coast and when they troops landed they rushed the beached while receiving heavy fire back.

  • The battle of the Bulge

    The battle of the Bulge
    Combatants: Germany & the Allies
    German casualties: 90,000
    German general: von Rundstedt
    Allied casualties:75,000
    Allied generals:Dwight D. Eisenhower
    Outcome: The last major German offensive in WW2. The germans attempted to push the allies back from the german home territory. they were unsuccessful.

  • the battle of Iwo Jima

    the battle of Iwo Jima
    Combatants: US & Japan
    Japanese casualties:22,000
    Japanese general: Tadamichi Kuribayashi
    US casualties:6,140
    US general:Harry Schmidt, Commanding General, V Amphibious Corps; Graves B. Erskine, CG, 3d Marine Division; Clifton B. Cates, CG, 4th Marine Division; and Keller E. Rockey, CG, 5th Marine Division
    Outcome: A bloody battle In the pacific campaign against Japan after the bombing of WW2. A costly battle for the US proving Japans willingness to fight to the last soldier.

  • The Battle of Berlin

    The Battle of Berlin
    Combatants: Soviet Union & Germany
    Soviet Casualties: 81,116
    Soviet general: Georgy Zhukov
    German casualties: 100,000
    German general: Helmuth Weidling
    Outcome: Russian forces piled up outside the city in very large numbers, the city already being constantly bombed by Allied forces. Inside the city the leftover citizens and soldiers were protected by militia. Russia overpowered the city