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Battle of the Atlantic
The Battle of the Atlantic, which lasted from September 1939 until the defeat of Germany in 1945, was the war’s longest continuous military campaign. During six years of naval warfare, German U-boats and warships – and later Italian submarines – were pitted against Allied convoys transporting military equipment and supplies across the Atlantic to Great Britain and the Soviet Union. This battle to control the Atlantic shipping lanes involved thousands of ships and stretched across thousands of p -
Battle of the Atlantic
the Atlantic shipping lanes involved thousands of ships and stretched across thousands of people. Wolf packs were italian groups. Were one ship would go out and signal the rest of the ships to come and attack at night. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad (July 17, 1942-Febuary 2, 1943), was the successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in the U.S.S.R during WWII. Russians consider it to be the greatest battle of their Great Patriotic War, and most historians consider it to be the greatest battle of the entire conflict. It stopped the German advance into the Soviet Union and marked the turning of the tide of war in favor of the Allies. It was also one of the bloodiest battles. -
Battle of Stalingrad
population. Britain’s decisive victory saved the country from a ground invasion. RAF vs the luftwaffe. Allies had radar. -
Battle of El Alamein, Egypt.
The Battle of El Alamein marked the culmination of the World War II North African campaign between the British Empire and the German-Italian army. Deploying a far larger contingent of soldiers and tanks than the opposition, British commander Bernard Law Montgomery launched an infantry attack at El Alamein on Oct. 23, 1942. German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel returned to battle from illness and tried to halt the tide, but the British advantage in personnel and artillery proved too overwhelming. -
Battle of El Alamein, Egypt
German general Erwin Ronald AKA the desertl fox. The goal was adolf wanted control of. British general bernard montgomary. -
Operation Torch
Operation Torch was the name given to the Allied invasion of French North Africa in November 1942. Operation Torch was the first time the British and Americans had jointly worked on an invasion plan together. American general Dwight D eisenhower AKA IKE. -
Invasion of Sicily/Italy
took italy a few week later. Amercan general george patton. Studied the blitzrkreig. The batter anzio was a huge battle. -
Invasion of Sicily/Italy
After defeating Italy and Germany in the North African Campaign (November 8, 1942-May 13, 1943) of World War II (1939-45), the United States and Great Britain, the leading Allied powers, looked ahead to the invasion of occupied Europe and the final defeat of Nazi Germany. The Allies decided to move next against Italy, hoping an Allied invasion would remove that fascist regime from the war, secure the central Mediterranean and divert German asking if they wanted to die for the country. The allies -
Operation Overlord
During World War II (1939-1945), the Battle of Normandy, which lasted from June 1944 to August 1944, resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s control. Codenamed Operation Overlord, the battle began on June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, when some 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region. The invasion was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in -
Operation Overlord
The invasion was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history. People would be running onto the beach into a rain of fire. Dewight D eisenhower -
Battle of Britain
In the summer and fall of 1940, German and British air forces clashed in the skies over the United Kingdom, locked in the largest sustained bombing campaign to that date. A significant turning point of World War II, the Battle of Britain ended when Germany’s Luftwaffe failed to gain air superiority over the Royal Air Force despite months of targeting Britain’s air bases, military posts and, ultimately, its civilian population. Britain’s decisive victory saved the country from a ground invasion. -
Battle of Britain
RAF vs the luftwaffe. Allies had radar. -
Battle of the Bulge
In December 1944, Adolf Hitler attempted to split the Allied armies in northwest Europe by means of a surprise blitzkrieg thrust through the Ardennes to Antwerp. Caught off-guard, American units fought desperate battles to stem the German advance at St.-Vith, Elsenborn Ridge, Houffalize and Bastogne. As the Germans drove deeper into the Ardennes in an attempt to secure vital bridgeheads, the Allied line took on the appearance of a large bulge, giving rise to the battle’s name. -
Hitler Commits Suicide
In he final weeks of April 1945 the steady destruction of the German resistance continued. One by one, unitd from the Soviet Union met up with other Allied forces. At the same time, Berlin was under heavy bombardment. On April 30, 2945, Hitler had finally recognized that all hope was lost, so he committed suicide in his Berlin Bunker. -
VE Day
As news of Hitler's death spread, fighting came to a halt. Berlin surrendered on May 2. The German armies scattered elsewhere gave up the fight. Finally Karl Donitz, who had taken over as Germany's leader following Hitler's death, agree to a surrender on May 7. The surrender was to take effect on May 8. In the United States, this was proclaimed V-E Day (Victory in Europe Day).
