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Battle of the Atlantic
The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest continuous war ending in 1945. It last 5 years. The Germans were left to fight with their air force against the Royal Navy, Royal Canadian navy, and the United States Navy. Britain was the main fighter in this battle and the United states and Canada used their naval forces to provide supplies to Britain to allow them to continue to fight. Eventually the German lost. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Atlantic -
Battle of Britain
Britain stood alone in the fight against the Germans, who had conquered most of Europe in 2 months. Winston Churchill tried to negotiate with Adolf Hitler, and when that didn't work went into battle. The royal Air force defended the United Kingdom against the German air force. info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-britain
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The Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was when the Soviet Union defended Stalingrad from the Germans. This battle was considered the greatest battle in the Entire conflict of World War 2. The battle of Stalingrad was the bloodiest battle yet. It had a body count of nearly 2 million.
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Operation Torch
Operation Torch was the first american contact with the Germans. This operation blocked German expansion and cut of axis supplies. The word torch was a code name for the northern part of Africa. Allies won operation torch. It ended on November 11, 1942 info:https://prezi.com/grrfwdhffo03/operation-torch/ -
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The Battle of Anzio
The United States took a landing on the coast of Italy, trying to get into Germany to Capture Rome. This ambitious landing was also known as Operation Shingle info:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Anzio -
The D-Day Invasion (Operation Overlord)
D-Day was also known as the Battle of Normandy. This was the most ambitious battle in the history of World War 2. The Allies winning this battle concluded the start of the end of the war in Europe. Info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day
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Operation Market Garden
The Operation Market Garden was an unsuccessful Allied mission. This mission was split into two parts: The market, which was the air force and the garden, which were the ground troops sent to invade. This operation used large masses of airborne force. The Allies lost this battle and this ended their expectations of ending the war by Christmas time in 1944. info:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Market_Garden -
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The Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was the last major German campaign in the war. It was a large attempt to try and split up the Allies by using surprise Blitzkrieg (an intense military campaign to try and bring up a victory) info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bulge -
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Battle of Berlin
The Battle of Berlin was final major European offensive. It was the soviet union against the Germans. It was fought so the Soviet union could end the war once and for all. The Soviet Union won this battle. info: https://prezi.com/jtf5fysajyr2/battle-of-berlin/ -
V-E Day
V-E Day is Victory in Europe day. It is a public holiday to mark the formal acceptance of the Nazi's surrender of its armed forces. info:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_in_Europe_Day
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