Battles Flashcards

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Operation overlord

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Codename for the Allied invasion of Europe in 1944

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Battle of midway

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A 1942 battle in the Pacific during which American planes sank 4 Japanese aircraft carriers

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D-Day

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Day of the invasion of Western Europe by Allied forces in 1944

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Battle of the bulge

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German counterattack in December 1944 the temporarily slowed the Allied invasion of Germany

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France liberation

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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

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Invasion of Poland

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Hitzler launched a blitzkrieg, or lightning war, against Poland. The polls soon surrender. Meanwhile the Soviet union sees eastern Poland.

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El Alamein

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In October 1942, the British one and important victory at El Alamein in Egypt

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Invasion of Sicily/Italy

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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

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Battle of Britain

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German planes drop bombs on London and other British cities during the Battle of Britain

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Battle of Stalingrad

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Stalingrad was one of the largest and deadliest battles of World War II. It was a turning point in the war

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Order of the battles

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#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
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