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key battles of world war 2
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battle of britian
germany bombs britian in an attempt to defeat them but britian fights back with their air force -
invasion of soviet union
germany breaks their promise and invades russia . -
pearl harbor
japan launches a sneak attack on pearl harbor in hopes that they can destroy the air craft carriers -
battle of stalingrad
germany fought against russia for control of the city of stalingrad but the winter was too much for them -
invasion of normandy
the allied powers invaded france and forced germany into a long retreet until the end of the war -
iwo jima
a major battle in which the united states armed forces landed and eventually captured the island of iwo jima from the japanese imperial army