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Battle of Midway
Japan vs. America
Naval battle fought over and near the tiny US mid-Pacific base at Midway atoll.
America wins -
Battle of El Alamein
German vs. British
Fought in the Deserts of North Africa, it is seen as one of the decisve victories of WWII
British wins -
Stalingrad
Germany vs. Russia
Hitler wanted to attack the city, because of its name and how it related to Joseph Stalin.
Russia wins -
D-Day
Allies vs. Germany
160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France.
Allies win -
Battle of the Bulge
Allies vs. Germany
December 16, with the onset of winter, the German army launched a counteroffensive that was intended to cut through the Allied forces in a manner that would turn the tide of the war in Hitler's favor.
Allies win -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Japan vs. US
Operation Detachment, was a major battle in which the United States Armed Forces fought for and captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Empire
US wins -
Okinawa
Allies vs. Japan
Operation Iceberg,[3] was fought on the Ryukyu Islands of Okinawa and was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War of World War II.
Allies win