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Battle of France/Miracle of Dunkirk
-General Alan Brooke said, “Nothing but a miracle can save the BEF now”
-Became the biggest evacuation in history
-There were about 700 little ships.
-Over 200 ships/boats were lost.
-There were about 40,000 British troops that never made back it across the Chanel. -
Battle of Britain
-The battle got its name before it started.
-Hitler wanted Britain to surrender without a fight.
-First battle fought almost completely in the air.
-Hitler chose to bomb London, which ended up putting the war in Britain's favor.
-Germany continued bombing even after the war ended. -
Battle of Leningrad
-About 632,000 died.
-About 4,000 people starved to death on Christmas day.
-Ended January 27, 1944
-Finnish joined Germans
-To stay warm, residents burnt books. -
Battle of Stalingrad
-The battle is well known for taking place on streets.
-About 40,000 men from Soviet Union were killed.
-About 850,000 men from Germany were killed.
-Hitler surrendered against his will.
-Because of all of the bombing the air smelt like decaying corpses. -
Operation Torch
-479+ allies were killed
-1346 axis powers were killed
-lasted 2 days
-it was the first time Britain and America planned together.
-Britain and America were commanded by General Dwight D. Eisenhowe -
D-day
-American troops landed on Normandy beaches
-160000 troops died
-Half of the Americans invaded western Europe
-Turning point in world war 2
-Germans were overwhelmed. -
Battle of the bulge
-Hitler attempted to split the allied armies by surprise
-Americans fought a desperate battle against the Germans
- major German offensive camp
- largest battle fought on western front
-intended to drive the wedge between the american and British armies -
battle of Berlin
-One of the most intense battles in human history
-around 150,000 Polish soldiers fought alongside the soviet Union.
-the battle left over one million Germans without homes, clean, water, or food
-this battle resulted in the defeat of the Germans and the death of Adolf Hitler
-this battler led to the result of the allies and the soviet winning the war
