WW2

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  • German invasion of Poland

    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

    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

    Battle of Crete
    Where: Greek Island of Crete
    Who: Greek VS Nazis
    Importance: Greek helped protect the citizens of Crete from the Nazis
  • Battle of Moscow

    Battle of Moscow
    Where: Moscow, Soviet Union, Moscow Oblast, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
    Who: Soviet Union and Germany
    Importance: Soviets were able to successfully prevent the attempt of the capture of the capital.
  • Pearl Harbor

    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

    Stalingrad
    Who: Germans Vs Soviet Union
    Where: Volgograd
    Importance: It marked the end of Germany advances to Eastern Europe and Russia.
  • Battle of Kursk

    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

    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

    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

    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