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German invasion of Poland
Germany Invaded poland and took them down within weeks. With the help of East Prussia and Slovakia, over 2,000 tanks and 1,000 planes crashed in Poland. Germans finally surrendered on September 27, 1939 -
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Battle of Britain
On June 17, 1940, the defeated French signed an armistice and quit World War II. Britain now stood alone against the power of Germany's military forces, which had conquered most of Western Europe in less than two months. Britain and German air forces fought in the largest sustained bombing to that date. It lasted for about 2 months, from mid june to august. Winston Churchill lead his people against negotiation with Hitler. -
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Operation Barbarossa
Hitler invaded the soviet union and over 3 millipn soldiers, 150 divisons and 3,000 tanks crossed Russia's territory. The invasion covered 2,000 miles of Russian land. The land consisted of the North Cape, all the way to the Black Sea. Russia represented the finest army to fight in the twentieth century. Barbarossa was a major turning point causing Nazi Germany to fight a two front war against a coalition possesing resources. -
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Battle of Moscow
Battle of Moscow was also code named Operation Typhoon. Hitler figured that if Moscow had fallen, then so would the rest of Russia and he would gain power, but that was not the case. Russia challenged Nazi Germany in the Battle of Moscow. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad is often considered the turning point of World War II. This battle "bled Germany dry in Russia" The city was named after the Russia's great leader Joeseph Stalin. Many think Hitler oredered the taking of the city mainly because of the hatred between him and Joeseph Stalin. -
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Battle of Kursk
This battle took place on the eastern front during World War II. This was after the retreat of Germany. They came back almost in revenge after not gaining power over Stalingrad. The Battle of Kursk was the last major battle fought by Germany on the Eastern front. This battle is a direct continuation of the Battle of Stalingrad. -
D-Day
June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. General Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which “we will accept nothing less than full victory.” More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by day’s end on June 6, the Allies gained a foot- hold in Normandy. More than 9,000 soldiers were killed. -
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Battle of the Bulge
The Nazi's last offensive Battle against one of there allies during World War II. The Battle of the Bulge started on December 16th 1944. Hitler had convinced himself that the alliance between Britain, France and America in the western sector of Europe was not strong and that a major attack and defeat would break up the alliance. Therefore, he ordered a massive attack against what were primarily American forces. -
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Battle of Berlin
This battle took place in Berlin during April to may of 1945. Russia was victorious in this battle and with that they saw the end of Hitler's Third Reich. Russia outnumbered Germany in several ways. Most importantly soldiers, artillery, tanks, and aircraft. -
Hiroshima/Nagasaki
During this event, the United States hit Hiroshima, Japan with an atomic bomb at 2:45 a.m. This attack killed thousands of people. Approximately 350,000 total deaths were counted in result of this attack.62,000 buildings were destroyed in Japan also. Not only were Japanese soldiers killed, but there was also many innocent civilions killed as well. By innocent, I mean not involved in the war.
