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Start of the war in Pacific Theater
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Start of the war in Atlantic/European Theater
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WW2 timeline Max Dolder
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Battle of the Atlantic
The battle was the longest battle in the war that lasted 6 years. The cause of the battle was because Germans didnt agree with the distribution of supplies across the atlantic -
Battle of Britian
The Battle of Britian was the first battle fought in air. The tactics of Germany was to win over Britian. -
Battle of coral sea
Coral sea was also the first time two naval fleets fought each other without the ships of opposing forces sighting each other. The entire battle was fought by planes from carriers. -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway stopped Japanese advancement. They had no great victories after that. Turning point in the war. Victory in the battle handed the strategic initiative in the Pacific to the US, an initiative they retained for the remainder of the war. It was a sea and air battle. -
Battle of El Alamein
This battle pushed all pushed all german forces out of Africa and invaded Italy. -
D-Day
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Battle of Iwo Jima
At the result of the battle the US gained full control of the island. The battle is famous for marines raising the American flag. It also gave the USA an airfield from which airplanes could reach the Japanese home islands, bomb them, and return to base. Ended Japanese advances. It was air land and sea battle
