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WWII history project

By NibassBighorn

  • Battle of France/Miracle of Dunkirk

    Battle of France/Miracle of Dunkirk
    1. Drastic change of power in Europe
    2. Called Operation Dynamo
    3. Required a National day of Prayer in England
    4. 700 of the 860 ships were private ships
    5. Took six weeks for the operation to start

  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain
    1. Largest bombing campaign of it's time
    2. First decisive victory against Germany
    3. First major use of Radar
    4. Lead to the London Blitz
    5. The Germans' moral collapsed by September 15

  • Battle Of Leningrad

    Battle Of Leningrad
    1.Known as the 900-day siege.
    2.One of the most destructive sieges in history.
    3.The city contributed 11% of industrial units which is why Germany wanted it.
    4.The Finnish were involved.
    5.The Germans tried to starve the city.

  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad
    1.Largest confrontation in WW2.
    2.Possibly the largest, bloodiest, deadliest battle in the history of warfare.
    3.Luftwaffe was heavily involved.
    4.Worst loss for Germany.
    5.Lasted 5 months, one week, and 3 days.

  • Operation Torch

    Operation Torch
    1.initially called Operation Gymnast
    2. was the Anglo-American invasion of French North Africa during the North African Campaign
    3. started on 8 November 1942.
    4.It is the first major operation that US troops undertook in the European / North African theater.
    5.The Soviet Union had pressed the US and British to start operations in Europe and open a second front to reduce the pressure of German forces on the Soviet troops.

  • D-Day

    D-Day
    1. Largest successful amphibious invasion
    2. The turning point of the war
    3. Canada was involved
    4. There was a weather delay of one day
    5. Was planed for 8 months

  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge
    1. Created a large bubble in the advancing Ally lines
    2. Last ditch effort to stop the oncoming soldiers
    3. Broke through the Ardennes for a second time in the war.
    4. 3 German armies against two inexperienced ally armies.
    5. The costs were 100,000 deaths on the Ally side.

  • Battle of Berlin

    Battle of Berlin
    1.Designated the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviet Union.
    2.Final Major Offensive of the European theatre of WW2.
    3.Germany tried to defend Berlin in Operation Clausewitz.
    4.Under the guard of the newly appointed commander of Army Group Vistula, General Gotthard Heinrici.
    5.Marched to encircle Berlin while bombers shelled the center of the city.