World studies

By Inasbenbouzid

  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain
    The Battle of Britain was a major air campaign fought between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe. It took place in the sky of the United Kingdom as Nazi Germany attempted to gain air superiority in preparation for a possible invasion called Operation Sea Lion. The battle began in July 1940 and lasted until October of the same year.

  • Operation Barbarossa

    Operation Barbarossa
    Operation Barbarossa was Nazi Germany’s massive invasion of the Soviet Union launched on June 22, 1941. It was the largest military operation in history, involving over 3 million Axis troops. It was hitlers goal was to destory Soviet territory destroy communism and seize resources like oil and wheat. The invasion caught the Soviet Union off guard which resulted in rapid German advances.

  • Operation Torch

    Operation Torch
    Operation Torch was the Allied invasion of North Africa, led by the United States and Britain, against Vichy French forces controlled by Nazi Germany. The landings took place on November 8, 1942, at three locations in French Morocco and Algeria. The operation aimed to relieve pressure on Soviet forces in the East and prepare for an eventual invasion of Southern Europe.

  • Operation Overlord

    Operation Overlord
    Operation Overlord, alsoknown as D-Day, was the largest amphibious invasion in history. On June 6, 1944, Allied forces, including the United States, Britain, Canada, and others, landed on the beaches of Normandy, France, to liberate Western Europe from Nazi control. The invasion involved over 156,000 troops, 5,000 ships, and 11,000 aircraft.

  • Yalta Conference

    Yalta Conference
    The Yalta Conference was a critical wartime meeting between the leaders of the Allied powers: Franklin D. Roosevelt (United States), Winston Churchill (United Kingdom), and Joseph Stalin (Soviet Union). It took place in February 1945 in the Soviet city of Yalta, Crimea. The conference discuss the post-war reorganization of Europe and the final defeat of Nazi Germany.

  • Battle of Iwo Jima

    Battle of Iwo Jima
    The Battle of Iwo Jima was a critical conflict between the United States and Japan during World War II. The U.S. aimed to capture the small volcanic island of Iwo Jima, which held strategic airfields used by the Japanese. The battle began on February 19, 1945, with an intense amphibious assault by the U.S. Marine Corps.