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Battle of Dunkirk
The battle was fought on May 26, 1940 between the Allies and Nazi Germany. There were around 20,000 Germany deaths and around 22,000 Allied deaths occurred during the battle. The allies were lead by Bertram Ramsay and the Nazis were led by Adolf Hitler. Germany would end up winning the battle. The outcome of the battle was France surrendered to Germany -
Battle of Moscow
The Battle of Moscow was fought between September 30, 1941 - April 20, 1942. The battle was fought between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, The Soviet Union was led by Stalin and the Germans were led by Hitler. The Soviet Union lost anywhere from 600,000-1,300,000 soldiers in the battle. The Germans lost 250,000-400,00. The battle was the climax of Nazis Operation Barbarossa. The Soviet Union would end up winning the battle and putting an end to Operation Barbarossa. -
Battle of Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was a naval base located in Hawaii that was subject to a surprise attack from Japan. The attack on December 7, 1941 ended up sinking 20 American Naval Vessels and over 300 planes. It also killed roughly 2,400 Americans, some of whom were civilians. The day after the attack FDR declared war on Japan. The Japanese attack was led by Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. Roughly 130 Japanese soldiers died in the attack on Pearl Harbor. -
Battle of Midway
Was a major naval battle fought on June 4, 1942. The battle was between the U.S and Japan. The U.S lost 362 men while Japan lost around 3,000. The U.S was led by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and the Japanese were lead by Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. The U.S would defeat the Japanese navy the outcome of the battle stopped the Japanese Navy and began to shrink the Japanese empire. -
Battle of Normandy
The battle of Normandy was fought on June 6, 1944 in attempts to liberate Europe and defeat Nazi Germany.The Allies were led by General Dwight D. Eisenhower
and the Nazis were lead by Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt and Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. Allies lost roughly 70,000 soldiers and Germany lost 30,000. The outcome was a win for the Allies , and it defeated the German Nazi forces. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The battle was fought between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union on August 23, 1942. Germany was led by General Friedrich von Paulus and the Soviet Union was led by Stalin. The germans lost around 500,000 men while the Soviets lost around 1,100,000 men. The Soviets would end up winning the battle do to Germany surrendering. It is the worlds bloodiest battle. The outcome was a catastrophic loss for Germany and it severely hurt the nation. -
Battle of Bulge
Fought on December 16, 1944 between the Allies and Germany. The Allies being led by Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Germans being led by Gerd von Rundstedt. The allies lost well over 80,000 and the Germans lost around 100,000. The Allies would end up coming out victorious after Germany surrendered. The out come of the war left Germany severely weakened. -
Battle of Kursk
Battle was fought July 5 - August 23, 1943 between Germany and the Soviet Union. The battle was primarily fought with tanks and was one of the largest tank battles fought in WWII. Germany was lead by Field General Marshal Erich Von Manstein and the Soviet Union was led by Stalin. There was roughly 800,000 Soviet union deaths and roughly 200,00 German deaths. The outcome of the battle marked the end to the German offense and cleared the way for the Soviet Union. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was fought between the U.S and the Empire of Japan on February 19, 1945. America was led by Raymond A. Spruance Marc Mitscher William H. P. Blandy Holland M. Smith Harry Schmidt Graves B. Erskine while Japan was led by Tadamichi Kuribayashi, Takeichi Nishi , Sadasue Senda, Rinnosuke Ichimaru. America lost 24,000 soldiers while Japan lost 22,000 soldiers. The U.S would come out on top after defeating Japan. The outcome was the U.S secured the Island. -
Battle of Berlin
The Battle of Berlin was one of the final battles in WWII.It took place on April 20 - May 2, 1945. The out come of the battle showed the fall of Berlin. The battle of fought between the Soviet Red Army and Germany. The Soviet Red Army was led by Georgy Zhukov and the Germans were led by General Helmuth Weidling. The Soviet Red Army lost 80,000 while the Germans lost around 100,000 soldiers. The Soviet Red Army defeated the Third Reich and ending WWII in europe.