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Blitzkrieg Strike
Blitzkrieg tactics were used in the successful German invasions of Belgium, the Netherlands, and France in 1940, which saw audacious applications of air power and airborne infantry to overcome fixed fortifications that were believed by the defenders to be impregnable. -
Dunkirk
Dunkirk has been the site of many European battles because of its location near the sea. The Luftwaffe bombed the beach throughout the evacuation, significantly slowing down the process. More than 930 ships took part in the evacuation. During the evacuation, 126 civilian sailors were killed. -
The battle of britain
The Battle of Britain was an important battle in World War II. ... Germany wanted to invade Great Britain, but first they needed to destroy Great Britain's Royal Air Force. The Battle of Britain was when Germany bombed Great Britain in order to try and destroy their air force and prepare for invasion. -
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa (German: Unternehmen Barbarossa) was the code name for the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany and some of its Axis allies, which started on Sunday, 22 June 1941, during World War II. -
Pearl Harbor
President Franklin Roosevelt called December 7, 1941, "a date which will live in infamy." On that day, Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory. The bombing killed more than 2,300 Americans. It completely destroyed the American battleship U.S.S.