key battles of world war 2

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    key battles of world war 2

  • battle of britian

    battle of britian
    germany bombs britian in an attempt to defeat them but britian fights back with their air force
  • invasion of soviet union

    invasion of soviet union
    germany breaks their promise and invades russia .
  • pearl harbor

    pearl harbor
    japan launches a sneak attack on pearl harbor in hopes that they can destroy the air craft carriers
  • battle of stalingrad

    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

    invasion of normandy
    the allied powers invaded france and forced germany into a long retreet until the end of the war
  • iwo jima

    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