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The Battle of Midway
The battle of Midway is considered one of the most decisive battles because the American troops succesfully destroyed Japan's naval strength and they were never able to fully recover. -
D-Day
160,000 Allied troops landed on the 50 mile wide beach of Normandy to fight the heavily entrenched Nazi Germany troops. Both sides lost many troops, but ultimately the Allied forces were victorious. -
The Battle of Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima is a very small Pacific island near Japan. It held great strategic importance in the war. It took the American troops over a month to take the tiny island. -
The Battle of Okinawa
The battle of Okinawa was a bloody battle that took place in the Ryukyus islands near the southern tip of Japan.
