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September Campaign
The invasion made ww2 to begin.
Leaders for Germany is Adolf Hitler
Leaders for Slovakia(joined on Sep, 17)- Ferdinand Čatloš
Leader for Poland is Edward Rydz- Śmigły
Casualties-
Poland- 66,000 dead, 133,700 wounded, 694,000 captured
Germany- 16,343 killed 3,500 missing, 30,300 wounded
Slovakia- 37 killed, 11 missing, 114 wounded
Germany won. -
Attack on Mers el Kebir
Leaders/commanders
British- Sir James Somerville
French- Marcel-Bruno Gensoul
Casualties
United Kingdom- 6 aircraft destroyed
2 dead
France- 1 battleship sunk,1 battleship damaged,1 battlecruiser damaged
3 destroyers damaged, 1 destroyer grounded, 1,297 dead
350 wounded.
France won. -
Operation Compass
British attacked Italy forces in western Egypt
British- General Richard O'Connor, General Archibald Wavell
Italians- General Rodolfo Graziani, General Annibale Bergonzoli
Casualties-
British- 500 killed, 55 missing, 1,373 wounded, 15 aircraft
Italy- 150,000 soldiers, 1,600 artillery pieces, 600 tanks, 331 aircraft
British won. -
Battle of Greece
German Leaders: Wilhelm List & Maximilian von Weichs
Greece Leader: Alexander Papagos
Greece Casualties: 13,325 dead, 62,663 wounded, 1,290 missing
German Casualties: 1,099 dead, 3,752 wounded, 385 missing
German won by capturing Crete - a part of Greece -
Operation Barbarossa
Germany invades the Soviet. To eliminate threat towards Germany
Leaders for Germany - Adolf Hitler
Leaders for Soviet- Joseph Stalin
Germany lost over 1million and Soviet lost over 4million
Germany won. -
Battle of Gondar
Italy vs. U.K.
The Italian leader was Guglielmo Nasi and the U.K.'s leaders were William Platt & Charles Fowkes. The casualites on both sides are unknown. And the the result of this battle was the Italian town of Gondar surrendering to the U.K. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japanese Navy surprise attack Hawaii ( United states naval base) United states leaders/Commanders- Walter Short, Husband Kimmel
Japan leaders/commanders- Isoroku Yamamoto, Chuichi Nagumo
Casualties- United States - 4 battleships sunk,3 battleships damaged,1 battleship grounded,
2 other ships sunk, 3 cruisers damaged, 3 destroyers damaged,3 other ships damaged,
188 aircraft destroyed,159 aircraft damaged, 2,402 killed1,247 wounded
Japan- 4 midget submarines sunk,1 midget submarine grounded, 29 -
Battle of Midway
Japanese Navy- Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, Commander-in-Chief, Combined Fleet
Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo, First Air Fleet
US Navy- Admiral Chester Nimitz, Commander-in-Chief, US Pacific Fleet
Rear Admiral Frank J. Fletcher, Task Force 17 (senior tactical commander)
Rear Admiral Raymond Spruance, Task Force 16
Casualties-
United States- 1 carrier sunk,1 destroyer sunk,150 aircraft destroyed
307 killed
Japan- 4 carriers sunk, 1 cruiser sunk, 248 carrier aircraft destroyed
3,057killed
The United St -
Naval Battle of Casablanca
The French leader was Félix Michelier, the German leader was Ernst Kals, and the American leader was Henry Kent Hewitt. There were 462 French casualties and 174 American casualites. The French had surrendered to the Germans. -
Battle of the Kasserine Pass
The battle was the U.K., the U.S, and Free France battling against Germany and Italy. The American leader was Lloyd Fredenall. The U.K. leader was Kenneth Anderson. And the German leader was Erwin Rommel. The result of the battle was an allied victory. The Allies had a casualty number of near 10,000, while the Axis suffered a casualty of only near 2,000. -
Battle of Hill 609
It was United States vs. Germany. The leaders of the United States in this battle were Omar Bradley and Charles W. Ryder. The German leader was Hans-Jürgen von Arnim. The amount of American losses adds up to 2,453 while the number of German casualties is unknown. The United States won this battle. -
Doolittle Raid
First time the American took offence to Japan because the Japanese were well prepared.
United States Leaders/commenders- Julian C. Smith
Japan Leaders/Commenders- Keiji Shibazaki
Casualties-
United States- 1,696 killed
U.S. Marine Corps:
1,009 killed
2,101 wounded
U.S. Navy:
USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56), sunk 23 November 1943
687 killed
Japan Casualties- 4,690 killed
17 soldiers captured
129 laborers captured
United states won.
1 more to Go!!!
Doolittle Raid- April 18, 1942
United States strikes Ho -
Battle of Tarawa
First time the American took offence to Japan because the Japanese were well prepared.
United States Leaders/commenders- Julian C. Smith
Japan Leaders/Commenders- Keiji Shibazaki
Casualties-
United States- 1,696 killed
U.S. Marine Corps:
1,009 killed
2,101 wounded
U.S. Navy:
USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56), sunk 23 November 1943
687 killed
Japan Casualties- 4,690 killed
17 soldiers captured
129 laborers captured
United states won. -
Deliverance Day (D- Day; Battle of Normandy)
Allied forces invaded Normandy, France. -
Operation Ten-Go
Japan Sent the Yamato( largest battleship in the world) to the United states. Also the last Japanese Naval operation.
United States leaders/commanders- Marc Mitscher,Joseph J. Clark
Frederick C. Sherman
Japan leaders/commanders- Seiichi Itō ,Keizō Komura,Kosaku Aruga
Casualties
United States- Attack on Yamato task force: 12 aircrew dead
10 aircraft destroyed
In kamikaze attacks:
227 casualties incl. 65+ killed
1 carrier moderately damaged
1 battleship moderately damaged
1 destroyer heavily dam -
Victory over Europe Day (Ve Day)
Allies formally accepted the surrender of the Nazi's and the end of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich. -
Battle of Okinawa
United states wanted to use Okinawa as a base for air operation.
Leaders/commanders United States- Simon B. Buckner
,Roy Geiger,Joseph Stilwell,Chester W. Nimitz,Raymond A. Spruance
Leaders/commanders Japan- Mitsuru Ushijima , Isamu Chō , Minoru Ota ,Keizō Komura
Casualties-
United States- 12,513 killed
38,916 wounded,
33,096 non-combat losses
Total: 84,570
Japan-About 95,000+ killed
7,400–10,755 captured
Total: 105,755+
Japan Surrendered -
Victory in Japan Day (Vj Day)
Japan surrendered to the Allies.
