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Battle of Crete
Fought 5/20/1941-6/1/1941 on the Greek island of Crete. It was a Nazi Germany airborne assault versus a mixed force of New Zealanders, British, Australian and Greek troops. It was important because the invasion was able to move forward with the restrictions that it didn't interfere with Operation Barbarossa and that it used forces that were already in that region. -
Operation Barbarossa
Fought un 22, 1941 – Dec 5, 1944 in Leningrad Russia by the Germans Verses the Soviet Union in attempt to conquer more land for Germany. It was important because it was one of the largest failed attacks in WW2. -
Battle of Moscow
Fought on MY BIRTHDAY SEPTEMBER THIRTIETH!!! (Sep 30, 1941 – Apr 20, 1942) Germany attacked the Soviet Union on the eastern front of Moscow Russia. It was important because it was a German attempt to expand. -
Operation torch
Fought in Nov 8, 1942 – Nov 10, 1942 in French North Africa combatants were Germany and Italy vs USA and the UK. It was important because The French colonies in the area were dominated by the Vichy French, formally aligned with Germany but of mixed loyalties. Reports indicated that they might support the Allies -
Stalingrad
Fought 1942 – February 2, 1943 in the city of Stalingrad. Combatants were Germany vs. The Soviet Union. It was important because it was the largest confrontation in all of WW2. -
Battle of Kursk
Fought Jul 5, 1943 – Aug 23, 1943 in Kursk Russia located southwest of Moscow. The battle was the Soviet Union vs Germany and it was important because it contributed to Germany’s attempts to expand. -
Monte cassino
Fought Jan 17, 1944 – May 19, 1944 on the winter line of Italy. It was a series of 4 attacks by the allies to the axis powers. It was important because it was one of the first consecutive attacks to a single location by the allies in WW2. -
Operation bagration
Fought in Soviet Byelorussia in the Eastern Front of World War at Jun 22, 1944 – Aug 19, 1944. It was again the Soviet Union vs Germany. It was important because it it was one of the “Blitzkreig” or, lightning wars by Germany. -
Battle of the bulge
Fought Dec 16, 1944 – Jan 25, 1945 in the Ardennes Belgium by the USA and UK vs Germany and it was important because it was the very last. German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II -
Battle of Berlin
Fought Apr 16, 1945 – May 2, 1945 by the Soviet Union and Germany in Berlin Germany. It was important because it was one of the last major offensives of the European theatre of World War2. -
SOURCES PART ONE
Overview - The Battle for Crete | NZHistory, New Zealand history online
https://www.thoughtco.com/world-war-ii-battle-of-crete-2361468
History Channel › world-war-ii › op...Operation Barbarossa - Definition, Summary & WWII - HISTORY
McGill University › ca › cs › wpcdBattle of Moscow - McGill CS
https://www.abmc.gov › news › rem...Remembering Operation Torch: Allied Forces Land in North Africa during World War II | American Battle Monuments Commission -
SOURCES PART 2
History Channel › world-war-ii › ba...Battles of Monte Cassino - HISTORY
HistoryNet › operation-bagration-so...Web resultsOperation Bagration: Soviet Offensive of 1944 - HistoryNet
History Channel › world-war-ii › ba...Battle of the Bulge - Definition, Dates & Who Won - HISTORY
BBC › uk › worldwars › wwtwo › b...History - World Wars: The Battle for Berlin in World War Two - BBC
