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The Battle of the Atlantic
The battle of Atlantic was a tonnage war meaning that the Germans mainly targeted the UK’s imported goods coming from ships. It was mostly against UK vs. Germany with UK winning but losing 3,500 merchant ships, 175 warships sunk, and loss of 783 U-boats -
Battle of Britain
The main purpose of this battle was for Germany to destroy Britain's air defences or getting Britain to surrender but it failed. -
Operation Barbarossa
Code name for Germany's invasion of the Soviet union during the Second World War. It makred the beginning of the pivotal phase in deciding the victors of the war. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Surprise military strike by Emperial Japanese Navy against the US naval base at Pearl Harbor. -
Battle of Midway
It was the most important naval battle of the Pacific Campaign. The Japanese's plan was to lure the US aircraft carries into their trap. -
First Battle of El Alamein
It was a battle of Western Desert Campaign fought between the northern coast of Egypt between Axis forces. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Major and decisive battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany and allied Soviet Unior fought for control of the city of Stalingrad. -
Battle of Kursk
Between German and Soviet forces on the Eastern Front near the city of Kursk. It was the final strategic offensive Germans were able to mount in the east. -
Battle of Normandy
It's the official term for the British and Canadian military campaign during this time. -
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Naval battle which effectively eliminated the Japanese Navy's ability to conduct large scale carrier actions. -
Battle of Leyte Gulf
It was fought in the waters near the Philippines between combined US and Australian forces and the Imperial Japanese Navy, -
Battle of Bulge
It was a major German offensive launched through dense forestred mountain region of Ardennes. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
A battle which the United States Armed Forces fought and captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Empire. -
Battle of Okinawa
82 day long battle fought on the Ryukyu Islands of Okinawa -
Battle of Berlin
The Red Army reached the German front. Two Soviet fronts attacked Berlin from the each and south, while a third overran Germna forces. -
V-E Day
World War II Allies formally acceepted the surrender of the armed forces of Nazi German and the end of Hitler's Third Reich, which ended war in Europe. -
V-J Day
On this day, it was annouced that Japan's surrender was made.
