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Battle of the Atlantic
The Battle of the Atlantic was a battle between the Allies and Germany over control of the Atlantic Ocean. Since WW1 Germans created a new tactic to increase U-boats effectiveness, wolf packs. Wolf packs were when U-boats hunted in groups and often attacked at night. The German blockade failed which resulted in a victory for the Allies. There was a total of 30,132 casualties. -
The Battle of Britian
THe Battle of Britian was between Germany and Great Britian. Germany, just having taken over France, was out to control Great Britian. German's air force, Luftwaffe began bombing London, RAF, to terrorize the public. By late 1940, the British had stopped the Luftwaffe. Hitler was forced to call off the attempted invasion and Great Britian had won. It resulted in around 90,000 civilian casualties. -
Battle of Alamein, Egypt
In the early fighting, Italian forces based in Libya tried to drive the British from their stronghold in Egypt. Aslo a turning poin of WW2. They failed. In fact, the Italians were beaten badly and driven backwards. Hitler was forced to send troops to support the Italians in the early 1941. German General Erwin Rommel, Desert Fox. Throughout 1941 and 1942 Rommel's forces and the British fought back-and-forth battle for control of North Africa. The casualties resulted in about 59,000 men. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
One major target of the German Army was the city of Stalingrad, a major industrial center on the Volga River. Turning point of WW2. It was some of the bloodiest fighting in the history of warfare, the Soviets refused to let Stalingrad fall. Not only did the Germans fail to take Stalingrad, they also exposed themselves to a Soviet counterattack. The Axis troops were forced to surrender in early 1943. Hitler had suffered a stunning defeat.The total casualties was estimated at 1.7 million. -
Operation Torch
Stalin wanted the Allies to invade Europe, to help divide Hitler's attentions. Other Allied leaders, however, resisted calls to rush into Europe unprepared. The commander of what came to be called Operation Torch was a U.S. Lieutenant general named Dwigjt D. Eisenhower, nicknamed Ike. This resulted in an Allied victory. For the Allied forces there was a total of about 500 casualties. For the Germans and France there was a total of about 1,400 casualties. -
Invasion of Sicily/Italy
The first major step in this assault was the July 1943 invasion of the island of Sicily. American Gerneral George Paton, perfected the Blitzkrieg. The Allies took Sicily a few weeks later. They planned next to occupy the Italian Peninsula. German forces rushed to stop them. Allies made steady progress at first. Taking part in the fighting were the Tuskegee Airmen. Led to the battle of Anzio.The Allied forces had a total of 24,850 casualties and German and Italy had a total of 214,578 casualties. -
Operation Overlord
Many resources were being held for the planned invasion of France. This plan came to be known as Operation Overlord. To end the war as quickly as possible, the Allies wanted to launch a large invasion of mainland Europe. They finally settled on the beaches of Normandy. American General Omar Bradley led the atttack.The result was an Allied victory. For the Allies, there were 226,386 casualties. For Germany there were about 530,000 casualties. -
Battle of the Bulge
On December 16, 1944, the Germans launched a surprise offensive attack. The attack was known as the Battle of the Bulge. This referred to bulge in the Allied battle lines created by the German advance. A key moment in the battle came at the Belgian city of Bastogne. This was an important crossroads, and the Germans were determined to take it. This resulted in the Allied victory. Allied casualties werr about 91,000 while Germans were about 125,000. -
Hitler Commits Suicide
Adolf Hitler helped commits suicide by swallowing a cyanide capsule and shooting himself in the head. Soon after, Germany unconditionally surrendered to the Allied forces, ending Hitler’s dreams of a “1,000-year” Reich. -
VE Day
Victory in Europe Day, generally known as VE Day was the public holiday celebrated on 8 May 1945 to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. The Allies had won the war.
