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Invasion of Poland
Germany Vs. Poland
Germany won.
Hitler against Edward Rydz-Śmigły -
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Battle of the Atlantic
England, United States and France against Germany and Italy.
Allies won.
Leaders were Martin E. Nasmith, Sir Percy Noble, Sir Max K. Horton, Frederick Bowhill, Philip de la Ferté, Sir John Slessor against Erich Raeder, KarlDoenitz and Hermann Goering. -
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Soviet Invasion of Poland
Poland vs Soviet Union
Edward Rydz-Smigly against Kliment Voroshilov, Mikhail Kovalyov and Semyon Timoshenko
Territory of Eastern Poland annexed to the USSR -
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Winter War
Finland vs Soviet Union
No winner
Carl Gustaf Emil against Joseph Stalin -
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Battle of France
France and England against Germany and Italy.
Germany won.
Leaders of France were Maurice Gamelin, Alphonse Georges and Maxime Weygand. Leaders of Germany were Gerd von Rundstedt, Heinz Guderian, Fedor von Bock, Wilhelm von Leeb, Erich von Manstein, Erwin Rommel and Hermann Hoth -
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Battle of Britain
England and Canada against Germany and Italy.
England won.
Leaders were Hugh Dowding, Keith Park, Trafford Leigh-Mallory, CJ Quentin Brand and Richard Saul against Hermann Goering, Albert Kesselring, Hugo Sperrle, Hans-Juergen Stumpff. -
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Japanese Invasion of French Indochina
Japan vs Vichy France
Japan won
Akihito Nakamura and Takuma Nishimura against Maurice Martin -
Battle of Pearl Harbor
It was on December 7, 1941. It was between the Japanese, led by Chuichi Nagumo, and the Americans, led by Husband Kimmel. It was fought because the Japanese wanted to destroy the naval bases and carrier ships at Pearl Harbor. The Americans had 1,247 casualties, and the Japanese had over 64 casualties. The US won the strategic battle. -
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Battle of Pearl Harbor
United States vs Japan
Japanese major tactical victory
Husband Kimmel and Walter Short against Chuichi Nagumo and Isoroku Yamamoto -
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Malayan Campaign
England and their Colonies vs Japan
Japan won
Arthur Percival and Lewis Heath against Tomoyuki Yamashita and Takuma Nishimura -
Battle of Moscow
It lasted from October 2,1941 – January 7, 1942. It was fought between the Germans, led by Field Marshal Fedor von Bock, and the Russians, led by Marshal Georgy Zhukov. It was fought bcause the Germans wanted to capture the capital city Moscow to gain a foothold in the Soviet Union. The Russias had over 600,000 casualties, and the Germans had 250,000 casualties. The Russians won the battle. -
Battle of the Coral Sea
It lasted from May 4-8, 1942. It was between the U.S. navy, led by Frank J. Fletcher, and the Japanese Navy, led by Shigeyoshi Inoue and Takeo Takagi. It was fought because the Japanese were trying to take Port Moresby, which would have meant trouble for Australia. The Japanese had 3,500 casualties, and the U.S. had about 540 casualties. The allies won the battle. -
Battle of Midway
It was fought between the Pacific U.S. Fleet, lead by Chester Nimitz, and the Japanese fleet, lead by Isoroku Yamamoto.The Japanese were trying to deafet the U.S. so they could have the Pacific. Over 2,800 soldiers were killed, the Japanes lost 4 aircraft carriers, and the U.S. lost 1 aircraft carrier. The U.S. won the battle. -
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Tunisia Campaign
England, United States and France vs Germany and Italy
Allies won
Dwight Eisenhower and Harold Alexander against Albert Kesselring and Giovanni Messe -
Battle of Stalingrad
It lasted from August 23, 1942 – February 2, 1943. It was between the Germans, led by Freidrich Paulus, and the Russians, led by Georgy Zhukov. It was fought over the control of the city of Stalingrad in the Soviet Union. The Germans had 750,000 men killed, missing or wounded, and the Soviets had 478,741 men killed or missing, and 650,878 wounded. The Russians won the battle. -
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Allied Invasion of Sicily
England and France vs Italy and Germany
Allied victory
Dwight Eisenhower and Harold Alexander against Albert Kesselring and Alfredo Guzzoni -
Battle of Kursk
It lasted from July 12 – August 23, 1943. It was fought between the Germans, led by General Kluge and Field Marshal Manstein, and the Russians, led by General Georgi Zhukov. The Germans wanted to beat the Russian troops after they had lost the battle of Stalingrad. The Germans had 366,000 casualties, and the Russians had 1,600,000 casualties. The Russians won the battle. -
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Dodecanese Campaign
England and Kingdom of Italty vs Germany and Republican State of Italy
Germany won
Robert Tilney and Inigo Campioni against Friedrich-Wilhelm Mueller and Mario Soldarelli -
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Battle of Berlin (air)
United States and England vs Germany
Germany won
Arthur Harris, Ralph Cochrane, Don Bennett, Roderick Carr against Hermann Goering, Hans-Juergen Stumpff, Joseph Schmid, Guenther Luetzow, Max Grabmann and Gotthard Handrick -
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Gothic Line
England and United States vs Germany and Italy
Inconclusive
Harold Alexander and Mark Clark against Albert Kesselring and Rodolfo Graziani -
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Burma Campaign
England vs Japan
England won
Louis Mountbatten and William Slim against Heitaro Kimura
