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The Battle of DunKirk
This battle was fought in the small town of Dunkirk on the coast of France. This war is also called the "Phony War". Many were evacuated out of Dunkirk some 338,000 BEF and other Allied troops. -
The battle of Moscow
This battle was fought between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.It was the climax of Nazi Germany’s Operation Barbarossa, and it ended the Germans’ intention to capture Moscow, which ultimately doomed the Third Reich. Joseph Stalin chose to stay in Moscow and appeared at the annual celebrations in Red Square, offering a morale boost to his people. -
The battle of Pearl Harbor
Japan pulled off an astonishing attack on Pearl Harbor the U.S's Naval base near Honolulu, Hawaii. 20 American naval vessels, including eight battleships, and over 300 airplanes. More than 2,400 Americans died in the attack, including civilians, and another 1,000 people were wounded. Just one day after the attack president Franklin D Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan. -
The Battle of Midway
This battle was fought on the Midway Islands in the Pacific Ocean. The two participants were Japan against the U.S. This battle was fought almost entirely with aircrafts which helped the US destroy Japan's first-line carrier. This battle ended the threat of further Japanese invasion in the Pacific Ocean. -
The battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a brutal military campaign between Russian forces and those of Nazi Germany and the Axis powers during World War II. Under the leadership of ruthless head of state Joseph Stalin, Soviet forces had already successfully rebuffed a German attack on the western part of the country.Adolf Hitler wanted the Wehrmacht to occupy Stalingrad, seeing its value for propaganda purposes, given that it bore Stalin’s name. -
Battle of Kursk
Located in the Soviet city of Kursk in western Russia. Germany agaisnt Russia The Germans led by Hitler were trying to regain dominance and this was their last chance. -
The battle of Normandy
This battle is also known as D-day or Operation Overload. The participants were the allied powers. This is the landing of U.S., British, and Canadian forces on five separate beachheads in Normandy, France. Adolf Hitler and his men still occupied this territory. The allied powers end up winning and keep the territory -
The battle of the Bulge
Also known as the greatest battle of american battle of war. This was Adolf Hitler's last major offensive in WWII against the western front.Hitler’s aim was to split the Allies in their drive toward Germany. The German troops’ failure to divide Britain, France and America with the Ardennes offensive paved the way to victory for the allies. -
The battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was an epic military campaign between U.S. Marines and the Imperial Army of Japan in early 1945. Located 750 miles off the coast of Japan, the island of Iwo Jima had three airfields that could serve as a staging facility for a potential invasion of mainland Japan.In some of the bloodiest fighting of World War II, it’s believed that all but 200 or so of the 21,000 Japanese forces on the island were killed, as were almost 7,000 Marines. -
The Battle of Berlin
The battle took place in Berlin, germany. The Germans fight against the US. In a race to win the glory of capturing the city of Berlin, Soviet marshals Ivan Konev and Georgiy Zhukov were willing to accept enormous casualties and inflict colossal damage. Within five days, the two forces had linked up and encircled Berlin. Soviet artillery fired nearly two million shells during the final assault.