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WW2 battles

By Ajo5473
  • German invasion of Poland

    German invasion of Poland
    On September 1st, Germany invaded Poland. Even though they had a treaty, Hitler wanted more land so he invaded Poland. That cause Britain and France to declare war
    https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor
  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain
    On July 10th,1940, the British Air Force defended against the Germans in the UK. It was the first major air dog fight that the British force won. If they lost that would have been a bad turn of events for Britain because they probably surrendered.
  • battle of Moscow

    battle of Moscow
    on october 1941, Germany tried to take moscow which was the capital of russia,. he Soviet defensive effort frustrated Hitler's attack on Moscow, the capital and largest city of the Soviet Union.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Moscow
  • Battle of crete

    Battle of crete
    on may 10, 1941, Germany attacked crete Creek,.After one day of fighting, the Germans had suffered heavy casualties and the Allied troops were confident that they would defeat the invasion. The next day, through communication failures, Allied tactical hesitation and German offensive operations.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Crete
  • operation Barbarossa

    operation Barbarossa
    on june 22nd, 1941 the axis powers tried to invasion of the soviet union. The operation put into action Nazi Germany's ideological goal of conquering the western Soviet Union so as to repopulate it with Germans. There was a punch of death.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    On December 7th,1941, japan attacked the US at Hawaii. That pushed American to join the war by declaring war on japan. That would change American by having us make an army and make tools a for war.
    https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor
  • operation torch

    operation torch
    On november 8,1942 germany invaded france. The Western Task Force encountered unexpected resistance and bad weather, but Casablanca, the principal French Atlantic naval base, was captured after a short siege.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Torch
  • Battle of Kurst

    Battle of Kurst
    On July, 1943, was a battle between Germany and soviet forces in Russia. Germany's extensive losses of men and tanks ensured that the victorious Soviet Red Army enjoyed the strategic initiative for the remainder of the war.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kursk
  • Normandy or D-Day

    Normandy or D-Day
    On july 10th,1944, American, Canadian, and Britain troops were deployed on the beaches of normandy in france that were being held by germans. It was a very well known battle because of the death that came from there.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_Normandy
  • battlen of Bulge

    battlen of Bulge
    on december 16,1944, it was between germany and the allies in eastern Belgium, northeast France, and Luxembourg. The Germans achieved a total surprise attack on the morning of 16 December 1944, due to a combination of Allied overconfidence, preoccupation with Allied offensive plans, and poor aerial reconnaissance due to bad weather.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bulge