Battles Flashcards
Operation overlord
Codename for the Allied invasion of Europe in 1944
Battle of midway
A 1942 battle in the Pacific during which American planes sank 4 Japanese aircraft carriers
D-Day
Day of the invasion of Western Europe by Allied forces in 1944
Battle of the bulge
German counterattack in December 1944 the temporarily slowed the Allied invasion of Germany
France liberation
On August 25, 1944, the allies entered Paris after four years under Nazi rule, the Parisians greeted there liberators with joy within a month, all of France’s free
Invasion of Poland
Hitzler launched a blitzkrieg, or lightning war, against Poland. The polls soon surrender. Meanwhile the Soviet union sees eastern Poland.
El Alamein
In October 1942, the British one and important victory at El Alamein in Egypt
Invasion of Sicily/Italy
From bases in north Africa, the allies organize the invasion of Italy. They used paratroopers and soldiers brought by seed to capture Sicily. In early September 1943, Dallas cost from Sicily to the mainland of Italy
Battle of Britain
German planes drop bombs on London and other British cities during the Battle of Britain
Battle of Stalingrad
Stalingrad was one of the largest and deadliest battles of World War II. It was a turning point in the war
Order of the battles
#1 invasion of Poland #2 Battle of Britain #3 battle of Midway #4 Battle of Stalingrad #5 Battle of El Alamein #6 Invasion of Sicily/Italy #7 D-Day #8 Operation Overlord #9 France Liberation #10 Battle of the Bulge