World War 2 battles

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  • Sep 8, 1441

    Battle of Leningrad

    Battle of Leningrad
    • Known as the "900 day siege"
    • Lasted from September 8th 1441 - January 27th 1444
    • Took place in the city of Leningrad (St. Peterburg)
    • The Soviet union won the battle
    • Soviet Union, Finland and Germany were involved in this battle

  • Battle of France/Miracle of Dunkirk

    Battle of France/Miracle of Dunkirk
    • Known as the Dunkirk evacuation
    • Lasted from May 27th 1940 - June 4th 1940
    • Code named "Operation dynamo"
    • Located in Dunkirk, France
    • There was an evacuation of over 300,000 soldiers

  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain
    • Lasted from July 10th 1940 - October 31st 1940
    • Located in the United Kingdom
    • The British won
    • When the Luftwaffe attacked a convoy of ships is when the battle officially started \
    • The first air attack was on August 12th 1940

  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad
    • In total about 800,000 men were killed,missing,captured, or wounded
    • Known as the bloodiest battle of world war 2
    • Lasted from July 17th 1942 - February 2nd 1943
    • Soviet army won this battle
    • After the battle was over Germany's 6th army was destroyed

  • Operation Torch

    Operation Torch
    • Located in French Morocco and French Algeria
    • Took place from November 8th 1942 - November 10th 1942
    • The U.S had about 500 casualties
    • Only lasted 2 days
    • In total there was over 100,000 troops

  • D - Day Battle

    D - Day Battle
    • Allies invaded Normandy, France
    • Was the largest battle amphibious military assault in history
    • More than 4,000 troops were lost on D - Day
    • Allies landed and stormed France on June 6th of 1444
    • The invasion ended on June 30th 1944

  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge
    • Lasted from December 16th 1944- January 25th 1945
    • Located in Belgium, Luxembourg,Germany
    • Around 19,000 american men were killed
    • America,Germany and Britian were at war
    • This was the last major German offensive campaign

  • Battle of Berlin

    Battle of Berlin
    • Known as the "Fall of Berlin"
    • Lasted from April 6th 1945 - May 2nd 1945
    • Germany lost 150,000 soldiers
    • 45,000 people defending Britain were children
    • The Soviet Union, Nazi Germany, and Poland were the attackers