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Atlantic War Theatre
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Battle of the Atlantic
Is the longest continouse battle in world war II it was the british navy against he axis navy and many merchant ships that were caught in the cross fire. This war lasted until the surrender of the Germans and it was the counter nacy blockade for Britain and France. -
Battle of Britain
Was the German Campaign to take over Great Britain this battle was fought completely by air with fighters and bombers, bombers targeted british aircraft factories and bases. British deciesive win. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japanese Zeros attack Pearl Harbor this battle is what pushed the US into the war, their main enemy Japan. -
US joins WWII
After many attacks on the US dipomacy failed and the US was forced into WWII -
Battle of Stalingrad
Was the turning point in the war in Europe it is also known as one of the bloodiest wars in all of warfare. estimated 2 million citizens and soldeirs died in the battle the took around 5 months but the russians made a comback that desimated the German army. -
Start of Pacific Ocean theatre
Mostly consisted of the Allied powers fighting against japan in the Pacific mainly in the island areas and a few skirmishes on land in China. -
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Pacific war Theatre
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Battle of Midway
Most important battle in the Pacific Campaign. six months after the attack on pearl harbor. This battle was the truning point in the Campaign it made a giant hole in the navy of japan and let the US fight back. -
Normandy Landing (D-Day)
This was the day Allied ships landed on the shores of normandy What many of them called the Jaws of death since they were facing a heavly defended coast. -
Battle of Iwo Jimi
Was an assult on the island of Iwo Jimi, US goal was to capture airfields and use it as a base operations. Bloodiest battle in the Pacific Campaign, because of the fortified base of trench network that were throught the entire island. -
Okinawa Fell
This battle was the largest amphibious attack in the whole Pacific Campaign. It was an assult on the Ryuku island that they US wanted to use as assault fronts on japan. -
Victory in Europe Day (V-E day)
This was the end of the war in Europe when the successor of Hitler who became president of Germany surrendered to the allies that was accepted. -
Hiroshima
This was the first Atomic bomb used in history, it was made from the Manhattan project which was used to end the war with japan after the second atomic bomb hit. -
Nagasaki
The second nuclear bomb used in history this hit the town of nagasaki on augest 9th 1945 this bomb plus the last one killed nearly 240 thousand citizens. -
Victory over Japan Day ( V-J Day)
This was the day after the 2 bombing on japan that they had finally surrended representatives of Japan boarded the USS missouri and announced their surrender.
