Battles Flashcards
Battle of Anzio
January 1944
Allied forces led the surprise attack on the western coast of Italy
They captured Rome, the Capitol and later executed Mussolini
Battle of Britain
In August 1940 hitter ordered the Luftwaffe to bomb British cities.
But Winston Churchill refused to give in.
Using radar, British Royal Air Force ,RAF, were able to destroy 2300 of luftwaffe’s aircrafts.
Hitler cancelled the invasion
Battle of the bulge
In 1944 Germany refused to surrender
Hitler wanted to capture Antwerp, Belgium.
Germans pushed allied forces back about 65 mi., creating a bulge in Allied lines. Germans began to retreat in jan. 1945 with heavier casualties than US
Turning point of the war with Germany and the Soviet Union…
Battle of Stalingrad
Lasted months but German supplies ran low as winter began.
Stalin was determined
Germans starved and froze to death
In 1943 German comm. surrendered
1 million soviets killed, 800,000 axis killed.
Who was the key to victory in the battle of the coral sea
American code breakers- Navajo Indians
Pearl Harbor
Japanese surprise attack on naval fleet in Hawaii.
December 7, 1941
USS Arizona was destroyed
More than 2,000 Americans killed in just a few hours.
Battle of El Alamein
Germany’s Erwin Rommel(desert fox) led the Africa korps to Egypt.
The British stopped them in July.
American troops came later and the Germans were forced to surrender
D-day invasion
American, British, and Canadian troops invaded France
June 6, 1944
Crossed the English Channel to Fight on Five beaches in Normandy
First step towards the goal of freeing Europe and forcing hitter to surrender
Battle of the coral sea
Nimitz sent allied forces to stop the Japanese fleet in May 1942
American and Japanese aircraft carriers clashed
Neither side won but the Japanese assault on New Guinea was stopped
Battle of midway
Japanese were planning a surprise attack on Midway Islands
Nimitz found out and was prepared
Bombing started on June 4,1942
Americans caught Japanese aircraft carriers which weakened their naval power
Battle of Leyte gulf
Led by MacArthur to retake the Philippines in October 1944
Largest naval battle in history
Allies crushed the Japanese and crippled their naval power for the rest of the war.
Securing Philippines took many months.
War in the pacific
When the Japanese refused to surrender Truman gave the order to use the atomic bomb. They dropped them on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Japanese surrendered on August 15, 1945.
How many people died in WWII and how long did it go on for?
More than 50,000,000 died and it went on for 6 years
