World War 2

By mnb5978

  • German Invasion of Poland

    German Invasion of Poland
    When?
    September, 1939 Where?
    Poland, and eastern Germany What countries fought the battle?
    Germany, France, Britain, Poland What is the importance of this battle? End result of the Battle?
    Hitler invaded Poland to regain lost land from WW1. France and Germany tried to stop him but ended up just trying to appease him. This invasion was one of the things that started the war.

  • Battle of Belgium

    Battle of Belgium
    When?
    May, 1940 Where?
    Belgium What countries fought the battle?
    Germany, France, Britain, Belgium What is the importance of this battle? End result of the Battle?
    When Germany declared war on France, Belgium was in the way of an attack do they decided to invade Belgium. However, by doing this they violated the treaty of London, which brought the Britain into the battle.

  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain
    When?
    July – October, 1940 Where?
    United Kingdom What countries fought the battle?
    Britain, Germany
    What is the importance of this battle? End result of the Battle?
    This was the first battle in the war fought completely by air force. It was also the first defeat that the German military took.

  • Battle of Moscow

    Battle of Moscow
    When?
    September, 1941 – April, 1942 Where?
    Moscow, Russia What countries fought the battle?
    Russia, and Germany What is the importance of this battle? End result of the Battle?
    This battle caused a lot of casualties killing more than around 1 million people on both sides. It was also one of the largest attacks on Moscow, the Russian capital even though they won.

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    When?
    December, 1941 Where?
    Pearl Harbor, Hawaii What countries fought the battle?
    U.S. and Japan What is the importance of this battle? End result of the Battle?
    This battle was the first attack on the U.S. Because of this the United States entered the war.

  • Operation Torch

    Operation Torch
    When?
    November, 1942 Where?
    French Morocco, and French Algeria What countries fought the battle?
    U.S., Britain, France, Germany, Italy What is the importance of this battle? End result of the Battle?
    This battle was important because the allied powers were able to regain northern Africa from Germany. This was also the first time in the war that the U.S. and Britain worked together in an invasion.

  • Stalingrad

    Stalingrad
    When
    February 2, 1943 Where?
    Volgograd, Russia What countries fought the battle?
    Russia, Germany What is the importance of this battle? End result of the Battle?
    This battle was a major loss for Germany in the east. It marked the end of Germany advancing to the east.

  • Normandy

    Normandy
    When
    June, 1944 Where?
    Normandy, France What countries fought the battle?
    U.S., Britain, and Germany What is the importance of this battle? End result of the Battle?
    This was one of the most important victories for the allied powers in the war. It allowed the allied powers to regain northwest France.

  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge
    When?
    December, 1944 - January 1945 Where?
    France, Belgium, and Western Germany What countries fought the battle?
    Germany, U.S., Britain, France What is the importance of this battle? End result of the Battle?
    This was Germany's last attempt to keep the allied powers from reaching western Germany. Losing this battle is ultimately what allowed the allied powers to reach Germany.

  • Battle of Berlin

    Battle of Berlin
    When?
    April - May, 1945 Where?
    Berlin, Germany What countries fought the battle?
    Russia and Germany What is the importance of this battle? End result of the Battle?
    This battle was important because it was one of the last significant battles of the war in Europe. The Russians taking over part of Berlin later lead to the Berlin wall separating communist Germany, from capitalism