European Theater Battles

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  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain
    Fought between Royal Air Force and Luftwaffe from July to October 1940, first major military campaign fought by air forces

  • Operation Barbarossa

    Operation Barbarossa
    Code name for invasion of Soviet Union, largest military operation in history, massive battle across the eastern front, tried to eliminate communism.

  • Operation Torch

    Operation Torch
    Code name for invasion of French North Africa, first major offense allied offense against axis forces led by Dwight D. Eisenhower.

  • Operation Overlord

    Operation Overlord
    D-day, invasion of Normandy, marked the beginning of the liberation of German-occupied Western Europe.

  • Yalta Conference

    Yalta Conference
    Meeting held from February 4 to 11, 1945 between leaders of the United States, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin. Main objectives were to talk about post-war reorganization of Europe, the establishment of new international organization (United Nations).