Battles of WW2 Flashcards
Facts about the battle of Poland Including: Year, Objective, countries and Impact.
Year: 1939
Objective: Hitler wants to take over poland
Countries: POL, GER
Impact: Begins WW2
Facts about the battle of France Including: Year, Objective, countries and Impact.
Year: 1940
Objective: Hitler wants to take over France as revenge for the treaty of versailles
Countries: GER, FRA
Impact: Hitler gained france along side other countires he annexed on the way.
Facts about the battle of Britain Including: Year, Objective, countries and Impact.
Year: 1940
Objective: Germany wanted to air superiority over the UK.
Countries: GER, UK
Impact: The Uk showed the might of the RAF
RAF = Royal Air Force
Facts about Operation Barbarossa Including: Year, Objective, countries and Impact.
Year: 1941
Objective: Hitler wanted to annex Russia
Countires: GER, RUS
Impact: Hitler breaks Non-agression pact AND russia starts to resent the allies for not helping.
Facts about the battle of stalingrad Including: Year, Objective, countries and Impact.
Year: 1942
Objective: Stalin wanted to push back Germany
Countries: GER, RUS
Impact: Turning point of the war AND Stalin liberated countires turning them Communist.
Facts about Pearl Harbour Including: Year, Objective, countries and Impact.
Year: 1941
Objective: Japan wanted to attack the US after they but an embargo on them.
Countries: JAP, USA
Impact: allowed the US to get into the war
Facts about the battle of Including Midway: Year, Objective, countries and Impact.
Year: 1942
Objective: Japan wanted to attack a US naval fleet.
Countries: USA, JAP
Impact: The US stopped Japan from taking over the pacific.
Facts about the battle of Scicily Including: Year, Objective, countries and Impact.
Year: 1942-1943
Objective: The allies wanted to liberate Italy
Countries: UK, USA, CAN, GER, ITA
Impact: the allies liberated Italy and arrested Mussolini
Facts about the battle of Deiippe Including: Year, Objective, countries and Impact.
Year: 1942
Objective: the allies wanted to take back a port in france and to test the German troops.
Countries: CAN, UK, GER
Impact: The allies used what happend at Deiipe at D-Day and got a morse code translating manual.
Facts about the battle of Dunkirk Including: Year, Objective, countries and Impact.
Year: 1940
Objective: Help the allies evacuate from the coastal town of dunkirk before the Nazis attacked.
Countires: UK, FRA, GER
Impact: This is when Churhill first came into power AND this battle lead to higher morale to take back france.
Facts about the battle of Normandy Including: Year, Objective, countries and Impact.
Year: 1944
Obejctive: The allies wanted to take France back from the Nazis
Countries: CAN, UK, USA, GER
Impact: The beginning of the end for Germany AND the allies were able to take back France.
Facts about the battle of Berlin include: Year, Objective, Countries and Impact
Year: 1945
Objective: The soviet union wanted to take over Berlin
Countries: RUS, GER
Impact: Russia invaded Berlin and later Hitler commit suicide
