European theatre battles

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    The Battle of Britain

    The Battle of Britain was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force (RAF) and Fleet Air Arm (FAA) of the Royal Navy defended the United Kingdom (UK) against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's air force, the Luftwaffe.
  • Operation Barbarossa

    Operation Barbarossa
    Operation Barbarossa was the code name for the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union.
  • Operation Torch

    Operation Torch was an Allied invasion of French North Africa during the Second World War. The French colonies in the area were dominated by the French, formally aligned with Germany but of mixed loyalties.
  • Operation Overlord

    Operation Overlord was the codename For the Normandy invasion. At the time Normandy was controlled by Germany, but the Aliies retook it.
  • The Yalta Conference

    The Yalta Conference was the post WW2 meeting with The U.S. the U.K. and the Soviet Union to discuss the recognition of Germany