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The Battle of Britain
The time the german air forces attempted to bomb Britain while being opposed the the royal British air forces this was one of the first battles entirely fought in the air. -
The Bombing of Pearl harbor
The event that brought us into the war. when japan bombed our harbor rin an attempt to keep us out of world war 2. -
The Battle of midway
The Battle of Midway was an amazingly important battle that was mainly fought for control of the pacific ocean in the war and was a massive reason the Americans won. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
A major battle on the eastern front of Nazi Germany in which Germany unsuccessfully fought Soviet forces eventually falling to superior numbers. -
Operation Torch
the time American and British forces invaded ports across French North Africa. in an effort to take them from nazi forces in the area. -
Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program
a program created by the allies to protect cultural artifacts during wartime. -
The Battle of Kursk
a major battle between Nazi forces and Soviet forces in the city of Kursk leading to a Soviet victory overall. -
D-Day
also known as the Normandy invasion D-Day is the largest navel offensive in the history of the world. this is where we truly started the end of the war taking back a lot of France. -
The Battle of the Bulge
The Nazi's last push in an effort to fight back their impending loss as they slowly lost more and more ground. -
The Battle of Iwo Jima
a battle to capture the location known as Iwo Jima from the Japanese forces. this was a huge win for us in the early days of the war. -
The Battle of Okinawa
The bloodiest battle in the Pacific. a massive naval and land assault against the Japanese that led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands on both sides. -
The Death of FDR
the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt whos health declined near the end of the war dying from physical complications. -
The Death of Adolf Hitler
the day the dictator adolf hitler and his wife shut themselves inside their bunker and shot themselves ending his reign.