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Battle of Britain
The Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany’s Air Force, the luftwaffe. Germany bombed Great Britain to try to destroy their Air Force and prepare for invasion. -
Battle of Crete
Nazi Germany started an airborne invasion of Crete. Greek and other allied forces, along with Cretan civilians, defended the island. The Germans made a large use of paratroopers. -
Pearl Harbor
A surprise, preemptive military strike by the imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States against the naval base. Japan wanted to conquer territories that could provide resources like oil and rubber. -
Battle of Wake Island
The surrender was of American troops to those of Japan. The battle was for a small island in Central Pacific with the marines and civilians of the island defending against invaders from Japan. The U.S. bombed the island periodically for three years until Japan surrendered. -
Battle of the coral sea
It was the first pure carrier-versus-carrier battle in history as neither surface fleet sighted the other. It was an important turning point in the war because the Allies had stopped the Japanese for the first time. -
Battle of Midway
The United States Navy defeated the Japanese army against Midway atoll. This battle turned the tide of the war. Japanese and American naval powers were roughly equalized. -
Battle of Stalingrad
It was the largest confrontation of ww2, where Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of Stalingrad in Russia. This battle marked the end of Germany’s advances into Eastern Europe and Russia. -
Battle of Anzio
A battle of the Italian campaign of World War II. The operation was opposed by German forces in the area os Anzio and Nettuno. The two German corps engaged on the Anzio front were originally for Normandy. -
Normandy (D-Day)
The Western Allies launched the largest invasion in history when they attacked the Germans. With over 150,000 soldiers, the Allies attacked and gained a victory that became the turning point in the war. -
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Decisive air and seat battle of World War II that crippled the Japanese combined fleet, permitted U.S. invasion of the Philippines, and reinforced the allies control of the pacific. This was the biggest naval battery in history. -
Battle of the Bulge
This was the last major German offensive campaign on the western front and pushed through the American defensive line. The Germans created a “bulge” around the area of the Ardennes Forest pushing the American defensive line. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
The United Sates marine corps and navy landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the imperial Japanese army. It provided and air base for Japanese fighter planes to intercept bombers, and it provided a haven for Japanese naval units. -
Battle of Okinawa
To prove a bloody battle even by the standards of the war in the Far East but it was to be one of the major battles of World War II. The capture of Okinawa was part of a three-point plan the Americans had for winning the war. -
Battle of Berlin
Soviets occupy what would become East Germany during the partition of Germany later that year. It was a victory for the Soviet Union and the Allies. The city of Berlin was destroyed and around 22,000 German civilians were killed.
