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Battle of Britain with the Blitz
The Nazis and British were involved. This battle took place in Great Britain and Germany. Germans began to assemble an invasion fleet along the French coast. The Luttwaffe began making bombing runs over Britain. The Nazis main goal was to gain control of the skies by destroying Bristain's Royal Air Force. The allies were the winners of the battle. -
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Battles
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Battle of the Atlantic
Americans and Germans were involved. This battle took place on the east coast (America). Hitler had ordered submarine raids against ships along America's east coast. Germans sank 87 ships off the Atlantic shore. The German aim in the Battle was to prevent food and war materials from reaching Great Britain and the Soviet Union. The allies were the winners of this battle. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Germans and Soviet Union were involved. It took place in the southern side of the Soviet Union. German air force prepared the way with nightly bombing raids over the city. Conquering 1 house by house in brutual hand-to-hand combat. Hitler hoped to capture Soviet oil fields in the Caucasus Mountains. he wanted to wipe out Stalingrad, the Major industrial center.The allies were the winners of the battle. -
Battle of El Alamein
The Panzerarmee withdrew, ultimately to Tunisia; within days of El Alamein, Anglo-American forces landed in Morocco. By The Battle of El Alamein marked the culmination of the World War II North African campaign between the British Empire and the German-May 1943 the campaign was over and the Mediterranean dominated by the Allies. Meanwhile, in Russia the Germans were suffering disaster at Stalingrad : the two battles–Stalingrad and El Alamein–proved to be the watershed of the war against Germany. -
Allied Invasion of Italy (Sicily)
The Germans, Italians, and the Allies were involved. Thhe battle took place in Sicily, Italy. 4 months until May 1944 and left about 25,000 allied; 30,000 axis casualities. Hitler was determined to stop the Allies in Italy rather than fight on German soil. The allies were the winners of the battle. -
D- Day
The allies were involved. The battle took place in Normandy, and Northern France. The allies parachuted down behind the German lines. Despite the massive air and sea bombardment by the allies. German retaliation was brutual. Eisenhower planned to attack Normandy in Northern France. The allies were the winners of the battle. -
Battle of the Bulge
Germany and America were involved within this battle. The battle took place in allied territory. As Germans swept westward they captured 120 American GI's near Malmedy. Herded prisoners into a large field and moved them down with machine guns and pistols. Hitler hoped that a victory would spilt American and British forces and break up allied supply lines. The allies were the winners of the battle.
