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battle of france/miracle of dunkirk
-became the biggest evacuation in history
-there were about 700 little ships
-over 200 ships/boats were lost
-there was about 40,000 British troops that never made it back to the channel
- General Alan Brooke said "nothing but a miracle can save the BEF now" -
battle of of britain
-the battle got its name before it started
-Hitler wanted Britain to surrender without a fight
-first battle fought almost completely in the air
-Hitler chose to bomb London, which ended up putting the war it Britain favor
-Germany continued bombing even after the war ended -
Battle of leningrad
-about 632000 died
- about 4,000 people starved to death on Christmas day
-ended January 27,1944
- Finnish joined Germans
- to stay war, residents burned books -
battle of stalingrad
-the battle was well known for taking place on the streets
- about 4,000 men from the soviet union were killed
- about 850,000 men from Germany were killed
-Hitler surrendered against his will
-because of all of the bombing the air smelt like decaying corpses -
operation torch
-479+ allies were killed
-1346 axis powers were killed
-lasted 2 days
-it was the first time britan and america planned together.
-Britain and america were commanded by general Dwight d Eisenhower. -
operation torch
479+ allies were killed
1346 axis powers were kiled
lasted 2 days
it was the first time britian and america planned together
britian and america were commanded by general dwight d. eisenehowe -
d-day
- american troops landed on Normandy beaches -160000 troops died -half of the Americans invaded western Europe -turning point in ww2
- Germans were overwhelmed
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D-Day
- american troops landed on Normandy beaches
- 160000 troops died
- half of the Americans invaded western Europe
- turning point in world war 2
- Germans were overwhelmed
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Battle of the bulge
- Hitler attempted to split the allied armies by surprise
- Americans fought a desperate battle against the Germans
- major German offensive camp
- largest battle fought on western front
- intended to drive a wedge between the american and British armies
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Battle of berlin
- one of the most intense battles in human history
- around 150,000 Polish soldiers fought alongside the Soviet Union. -the battle left over one million Germans without homes, clean , water, or food.
- this battle resulted in the defeat of the Germans and the death of Adolf Hitler
- this battle led to the result of the allies and the soviet winning the war.
