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Battle of Britain
Hitler decided to surprise attack Britain and bomb them and attempt to weaken there Navy since that was Britain’s strength. -
Invasion of Soviet Union
Also know as operation Barbarossa Hitler launched a massive invasion of the Soviet Union. Hitler sent over 3 million troops and thousands of tanks. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attack the U.S. Naval base at Pearl Harbor. Thousands were killed and many battleships and destroyers were sunk but aircraft carriers were untouched because they were on an early morning exercise. -
Battle of Stalingrad
German troops pushed to Soviets into Stalingrad. Hitler wanted to take over the city as it would be a huge victory for him and he would be able to take over Europe. Stalin wanted the place defended at all cost. -
Battle of midway
It was a huge Naval battle in the pacific theater the United States and Japan. The U.S. won this huge battle -
D-Day
What is also known as Operation Overload, D-Day was a decisive victory for the allies. Ally troops invaded a beach in Normandy, France and went on a full blown assault on the axis powers.