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Battle of France
The German invasion of France that resulted in a German victory and the fall of France
-Lasted 6 weeks
-Germans used Blitzkrieg tactics
-Allies evacuated 350,000 troops
-1/3 of Italian troops that died died because of frostbite
-Both sides deployed about 3,335,000 troops -
Battle of Britian
German Invasion of Britain that resulted in a British victory.
- Germans lost 2,662 soldiers, and 1,700 planes
- British lost 1,420 soldiers and 1,250
-6 competitors were involved in the fight
- First German defeat in WW2
-battle lasted a total of 3 months, ending on October 31, 1940 -
Siege of Leningrad
Siege by German and Finish troops on Stalingrad resulting in a Soviet victory
- 632,000 people died including civilians
- Civilians had to result to cannibalism
- Battle started on christmas
-Finland was not in the axis alliance but supported the Germans with troops and supplies
- the siege lasted a total of 900 days -
Battle of Stalingrad
Axis forces fought Soviet Russia for control of Stalingrad in Russia resulting in a major victory for Russia
- largest confrontation of WW2
- Axis lost about 800,000 troops
- Soviets lost 1,100,000
- 40,000 civilians died
- resulted in the destruction of the sixth German army -
Operation Torch
British and American invasion of Northern African Countries
-First time America and Britain worked together in an invasion
-Only 500 allied troops were killed
-Opened up a new front for the Germans
-part of plan to destroy Italy
-arguable if it was a victory or defeat for the allies -
D-Day
The allied invasion of the Normandy Landing in which the allies won against Normandy
-Allies lost 10,000 men
-Axis lost 9,000 men
-160,000 allied troops were deployed
- Effort to re capture France
- about 2,500 airborne troops deployed -
Battle of the Bulge
The last major German offensive on the Allies that resulted in a devastating loss for Germany.
-Third most lethal battle for American troops
- Allies lost about 80,000 troops
- Axis lost about 100,000 troops
- Started the downward spiral towards defeat for the Germans
- took place in multiple locations, such as Ardennes, Nazi Germany, Belgium, and Luxembourg -
Battle of Berlin
Soviet effort to retake Berlin in 1945, resulting in a Soviet Union victory
- Soviet Union defeated the Germans and re-took Berlin
- Last offensive in WW2
- half a million German deaths
- about 125,000 civilian deaths
- soviet union lost 300,000 troops
