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Battle of Dunkirk
5/26/1940-6/4/1940
-Interesting facts-
-Hitler's plan to invade the Netherlands
-Dunkirk was a small town
-When the Germans started to advance the citizens needed to evacuate
-The british navy couldn't reacht he beaches because their ships were too large
-338,000 men and 90,000 allies were left behind to the Germans will post-evacuation This battle left Germany with enormous amounts of abandon ammunition. With Western Europe unarmed, Hitler was able to take France fairly easily. -
Battle of Britain
7/10/1940-10/31/1940
-Interesting facts-
-First "all-air" battle
-Germany was defeated due to lack of intelligence
-Britain defended against Germany solo
-Crippled German moral
-Hitler "postponed" his next attack on Britain Britain had to defend against Germany without the French allies, however due to Hitler's lack of intelligence and failure to see Britain's weaknesses he failed the invasion. This defeat crippled the German's army in moral and fighting power. -
Battle of Leningrad
9/8/1941-1/27/1944
-Interesting facts-
-German forces forced the city of Leningrad to evacuate
-The citizens had to evacuate on an ice/water bridge
-Around 1 million citizens died during the battle
-This sparked the Russians spirit in the war effort
-The Germans only used 15% of their power during the battle The battle of Leningrad was a seige on the town of Leningrad. During the battle the Germans surrounded the town and were eventually driven out by the Red Army. -
Battle of Stratlingrad
8/23/1942-2/2/1943
-Interesting Facts-
-Considored the bllodiest battle in history
-Famous for it's close quarters combat
-Hitler didn't let his troops retreat
-The Germans were resupplied by the Luftwaffe
-The Germans directly attacked citizens The battle of Stratlingrad is known as the bloodiest battle in history. More than 2 million citizens died as German forces attacked the city for 2 months. Eventually, the Russians were able to drive the Germans out of the city. -
Operation Torch
11/8/1942-11/16/1942
-Interesting Facts-
-The first major battle the US had a part in
-Occured on African soil
-Even under bad terms the allies won
-France was able to take back some land
-Only 2 of 3 major US powers wanted to take action Operation torch was a battle caused by Hitler in order to take pressure off his troops. This was the first major battle that the US took a role in. Even under the impression that the allies would lose, they succeeded under all odds. -
D-day
6/6/1944
-Interesting Facts-
-The Americans and British planned the attack
-The German forces were hopelessly confused
-The turning point in the war; The allies began to succeed more often.
-America and Britain took back Normandy
-Paris was re-liberated Over a series of weeks the Americans and British planned an attack to take back Normandy. The attack came as a surprise to the Germans and that gave the allies an advantage. The Allies succeeded in the war. -
Battle of the Bulge
12/16/1944-1/25/1945
-Interesting Facts-
-This was the last major offensive led by the Germans
-The Americans had to fight Germany alone
-The 106th American army was near completely destroyed
-American troops could only bide for time
-Eventually more allied troops were able to take victory Known as the last major offensive led by the Germans, the Battle of Bulge was also the costliest on American allies. Though the Americans suffered around 100,000 casualties, they eventually won. -
Battle of Berlin
4/16/1945-5/2/1945
-Interesting Facts-
-Last battle in Europe
-Hitler committed suicide before the end of the battle
-Final German defensive operation
-Berlin was almost completely destroyed by the end of the battle
-Occurred during Hitler's birthday The battle of Berlin was the last major German operation during WWII. They were pushed back and cornered in Berlin, where the Russian army succeeded in defeating them, ending the battle.
