The Allies Are Victorious Flashcards
British victory over Rommel in North Africa
Battle of El Alamein
Stalin FDR Churchill
Big three
American forces land in North Africa
Operation torch
Leader of American forces in European theatre
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Soviet victory over Germany, their retreat begin
Battle of Stalingrad
Churchill and FDR agreed to invade Italy and only accept unconditional surrender
Casablanca conference
Allied invasion France
Operation overload
Invasion of France on June 6, 1944
D-Day
Hitlers counter attack against allied forces
Battle of the bulge
Victory in Europe may 8, 1945
V-E Day
Naval battle that destroyed the Japanese naval forces
Battle of Leyte gulf
Japanese suicide pilots
Kamikaze
Military code of conduct, more honorable to die than to surrender
Bushido
First battle of on Japanese soil. 99% of Japanese soldiers killed in battle
Battle of Iwo Jima
Last major battle in pacific theatre, over 100,000 Japanese soldiers killed
Battle of Okinawa