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WWII
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Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain the German air force's attempt to gain air superiority. Their ultimate failure was one of the turning points of World War Two and prevented Germany from invading Britain. -
Invasion of the Soviet Union
The permanent elimination of the perceived Communist threat to Germany. The Germans allotted almost 150 divisions containing a total of about 3,000,000 men The Soviet Union had twice or perhaps three times the number of both tanks and aircraft as the Germans had, but their aircraft were mostly obsolete. -
Pearl Harbor
A surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
A major battle during WW II against Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union for the control of Stalingrad. -
D-Day
June 1944 was a major turning point of World War II, particularly in Europe. Although the initiative had been seized from the Germans some months before, so far the western Allies had been unable to mass sufficient men and material to risk an attack in northern Europe. -
Battle of Berlin
The Battle of Berlin, was the final battle for Hitlers Germany, The nazis had there last stand against the russian army and were soon defeated and berlin was taken by Russian forces.
