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Battle of France/Miracle of Dunkirk
-The battle was Germans invading France
-The battle was also known as the Fall of France
-The battle ended on Jun 25, 1940
-The miracle began on May 27, 1940 and ended on Jun 4, 1940
-The miracle was the evacuation of Allied soldiers, they ended up evacuating 338,226 soldiers
German forces invading areas of France forced the British Forces and French forces back to the sea, and the miracle allowed for the evacuation of lots of allied soldiers. -
Battle of Britian
- The royal Air Force fought against the Luftwaffe
- ended on October 31, 1940
- ended in a British Victory
- around 1,000 British planes were shot down and over 1,800 German planes were destroyed
- Hitler tried to convince Britain to surrender without a fight The Battle was a big turning point for WWII, and it ended after Luftwaffe failed to gain air superiority over the Royal Air Force,
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Battle of Leningrad
- ended on Jan 27, 1944
- Was also known as the Siege of Leningrad
- The German army blockaded Leningrad making it hard for essential supplies to get in
- It resulted in a soviet win, and the siege was lifted
- There was a death toll of over 1,000,000 from either starving, freezing or bombings. After all 872 days under the siege, Soviet offenses finally broke the encirclement of the Germany army, pushing the Germans westward from the outskirts of the city, ending the siege.
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Battle of Stallingard
- It is the largest confrontation of World War II
- It is believed that there were more than 800,000 dead, wounded, missing, or captured
- Germany fought the Soviet Union for control of Stalingrad
- Ended on February 2, 1943
- It ended with the destruction of the German 6th army The battle of Stalingrad represented the end of Germany's advances into eastern Europe and Russia and it was the first major loss for Germany in WWII.
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Operation Torch
- ended on Nov 10, 1942
- the Anglo-American invasion of French North Africa
- It was in French Morraco and French Algeria -Initially called Operation Gymnast -It was to prevent the Germans taking control of the territories occupied by the French This was the first time the British and American had worked on an invasion plan together.
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D-Day
-Allied Forces Invaded Northern France
-the largest amphibious invasion of history
-Began operation overload
-Allied forces consisted primarily of American, British and Canadian troops but also included other countries
-The allied forces tricked Germany that they were going to Pas de Calais, instead of Normandy
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Battle of the Bulge
- It was the last major German offensive campaign on the western front.
- Ended on Jan 25, 1945
- This Battle was the third most lethal american battle
- It was an attempt to push the Allied front from France to Belgium
- Also known as the Ardennes Offensive Since the Germans had lost this battle, it was the last major Nazi offensive in World War II.
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Battle of Berlin
- This battle was the final major offensive of the European theatre of World War II.
- Was also known as the Fall of Berlin
- Ended on May 2, 1945
- It ended in a soviet victory
- Everyone in Berlin was forced to fight The Battle of Berlin resulted in the German Army surrendering, and Adolf Hitler committing suicide.
