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Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain, during World War II, the successful defense of Great Britain against unremitting and destructive air raids conducted by the German air force from July through September 1940, after the fall of France. -
Operation Barbossa
Operation Barbarossa was the code name for the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union, which started on Sunday, 22 June 1941, during World War II -
Battle of the Coral Sea
Battle of the Coral Sea, World War II naval and air engagement in which a U.S. fleet turned back a Japanese invasion force that had been heading for strategic Port Moresby in New Guinea. -
Operation Torch
Operation Torch was an Allied invasion of French North Africa during the Second World War. -
Operation Overlord
Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German occupied Western Europe during World War II. -
Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference, also known as the Crimea Conference and code named Argonaut, was the World War II meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union to discuss the postwar reorganization of Germany and Europe.
