Battles of WW2 Flashcards
Date of ..
Battle of the Atlantic
3 September 1939 – 8 May 1945
Date of..
Battle of Britain
10 July 1940 – 31 October 1940
Date of.. Operation Barbarossa
22 June 1941 – 5 December 1941
Date of second battle of El Alamein
23 October - 4 November 1942
Date of.. Battle of stalingrad
23 August 1942 – 2 February 1943
Date of.. Invasion of Normandy
6 June 1944 – 30 August 1944
Date of .. Pearl Harbour
December 7, 1941
Date of..Battle of Midway
3 June 1942 – 7 June 1942
Battle of the Atlantic
Longest continuous battle in WW2
Fought for control of the Atlantic supply routes from America..
German Battle ship Bismark was sunk.
Battle of Britain
Fought for control of British airspace.
This was Germany’s first major defeat5
Operation sea lion-RAF basses were bombed to destroy airforce.
Operation Barbarossa
Broke pact not to invade Russia
German troupes overstretched fighting on two fronts
750,000 German soldiers were killed
Second battle of El Alamein
Major victory won without Americas aid
Axis powers retreated from North Africa
Allies began to focus on Italy.
Battle of Stalingrad
Stalingrad was the main provider of weapons to the soviets.
Germany began to suffer at loss of resources.
Major axis powers loss.
Invasion of Normandy
Largest naval, air and land operation in history.
Allies had a hold on France and Belgium beginning the journey to their liberation.
Pearl Harbour
Japanese attempt to knock out American naval force.
America brought into the war.
Led to the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.
