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Battle Of Britian
In the summer and fall of 1940, German and British air forces clashed in the skies over the United Kingdom, locked in the largest sustained bombing campaign to that date. A significant turning point of World War II, the Battle of Britain ended when Germany’s Luftwaffe failed to gain air superiority over the Royal Air Force despite months of targeting Britain’s air bases, military posts and, ultimately, its civilian population. -
Battle Of Dunkirk
The Battle of Dunkirk was a military operation that took place in Dunkirk, France during the Second World War. The battle was fought between the Allies and Nazi Germany On May 26, 1940 – Jun 4, 1940 -
Invasion of the soviet union
On June 22, 1941, Adolf Hitler launched his armies eastward in a massive invasion of the Soviet Union: three great army groups with over three million German soldiers, 150 divisions, and three thousand tanks smashed across the frontier into Soviet territory. The invasion covered a front from the North Cape to the Black Sea, a distance of two thousand miles. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor is a U.S. naval base near Honolulu, Hawaii, and was the scene of a devastating surprise attack by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941. Just before 8 a.m. on that Sunday morning, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes descended on the base, where they managed to destroy or damage nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight enormous battleships, and over 300 airplanes. More than 2,400 Americans died in the attack, including civilians, and another 1,000 people were wounded -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad took place from July 17th 1942 to February 2nd 1943. The Eastern front battle is considered by many to be the greatest defense by the Russians in World War II. Stalingrad is in Southern Russia was considered a very valuable position for Germany to takeover, which is the main reason why it was so important to defend. If the Germans were successful with the Battle of Stalingrad then they would be in perfect position to crush the southern part of Russia. -
Battle Of Midway
The Battle of Midway was fought June 3–7, 1942 and was the turning point of the war in the Pacific between the United States and Japan. It was an important and decisive victory for the US, during which four important Japanese aircraft carriers were destroyed enabling America to halt the Japanese advance in the Pacific. The Japanese strategy was to attack the American base at Midway Island.
