European Theater Battles

Battle of Britain

Jul 10, 1940

First battle in history fought almost exclusively in the air

German Invasion of the Soviet Union

Jun 22, 1941

Code Name Operation Barbarossa - Broke the nonaggression pact that the two countries had signed two years earlier

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Japanese military launched a surprise attack on the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Battle of Stalingrad

Jul 17, 1942

Stopped the German advance into the Soviet Union and marked the turning point in favor of the Allies

Battle of Normandy

Jun 6, 1944

Code Name Operation Overlord - The Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe

Battle of the Bulge

Dec 16, 1944

Ardennes Offensive - Last major German offensive campaign on the Western front