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Major Battles of World War ll

By Jgilberg

  • The Battle of Midway

    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

    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

    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
    The battle of Okinawa was a bloody battle that took place in the Ryukyus islands near the southern tip of Japan.