WWII Battles

Question 0

2 million casualties, bloodiest battle in history, German army led by Paulus bogged down, surrounded by Russians and surrenders

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Battle of Stalingrad

Question 1

British RAF defeats German Luftwaffe, saves Britain from Operation Sea Lion, German Messerschmitt Bf 109, radar forced Germany into blitzing

Answer 1

Battle of Britain

Question 2

Turning point of African campaign, Britain defeats Germany, stops Nazis from capturing Suez Canal

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El Alamien

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Largest tank battle in history, fought in western Russia, Soviet army uses spies to build defenses, Russia kicks Germany out of Russia

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Kursk

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Operation Overlord, largest amphibious assault in history, America, Britain, and Canada vs. Germany at Normandy, Allies erect Mulberry harbors

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D-Day

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Last major German offensive on Western Front, Allied aircraft grounded, Germans attempt to disguise themselves, Patton defeats Germans

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Battle of the Bulge

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“A date which will live in infamy,” Japanese carrier-based aircraft launch surprise attack on Oahu, four battleships destroyed, Japan attacks Guam, Wake Island, the Philippines, and Singapore, Congress declares war

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Attack on Pearl Harbor

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Carrier-based battle, Japan has more losses, US given edge in Midway

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Coral Sea

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Turning point of Pacific Theater, Japan loses four carriers, U.S. avoids trap and pulls off stunning victory

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Midway

Question 9

Largest naval battle in history, small American force holds off Japanese battleships, Japanese force annihilated

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Leyte Gulf

Question 10

Allies attack small island to erect air base, Japanese hold out for a month using tunnels

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Iwo Jima

Question 11

Massive casualties, over 1500 kamikaze attacks, many Japanese surrender

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Okinawa