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German invasion of Poland
Who: Germany and Poland
where: Poland
Importance: Hitler was attempting to regain his lost territory in Poland and ended up winning his land back.He also used a new strategy, the blitzkrieg strategy which had a lot of early bombing at the beginning of the battle. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-invades-poland -
Battle of Britain
Who: Great Britain VS Germany
Where: Britain
Importance: After Germany and Hitler had conquered most of Europe, including France, the only major country left to fight them was Great Britain. Germany wanted to invade Great Britain, but first they needed to destroy Great Britain's Royal Air Force. https://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_ii/battle_of_britain.php -
Battle of Crete
Where: Greek Island of Crete
Who: Greek VS Nazis
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Battle of Moscow
Where: Moscow, Soviet Union, Moscow Oblast, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Who: Soviet Union and Germany
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Pearl Harbor
Where: Hawaii
Who: Japan, America
Importance: This battle is what dragged America into the war. The next day America entered the war. https://www.nps.gov/valr/index.htm -
Stalingrad
Who: Germans Vs Soviet Union
Where: Volgograd
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Battle of Kursk
who: German and Soviet Forces
Where: Kursk, Russia
Importance: Kursk was to be the biggest tank battle of World War Two and the battle resulted in a severe crisis for Nazi Germany's war machine in Russia. https://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-two/famous-battles-of-world-war-two/the-battle-of-kursk/ -
Monte Cassino
Who: German Vs Russia
Where: Monte Cassino
Importance: Monte Cassino effectively blocked the Allies route north to Rome and had to be taken despite the difficulties of doing so from a military point of view. https://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-two/war-in-the-mediterranean-sea/the-battle-of-monte-cassino-first-phase/ -
Normandy
Who: Western allies VS Germany
Where: Normandy
Importance: Turning point in WW2 and also the famous battle also known as D-Day. https://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_ii/d-day_invasion_of_normandy.php -
Battle of Bulge
Who: Allies VS German
Where Belgium
Importance:last major German offensive on the Western Front during World War II. An unsuccessful attempt to push the Allies back from German home territory. https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-the-Bulge
