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WWII Battles

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

BATTLE OF BRITAIN

  • First mostly air force battle
  • First defeat of Hitler
  • Germans unable to take UK

OPERATION TORCH

  • Introduced American forces to European theater
  • American forces fought against Germans

BATTLE OF THE BULGE

  • Brought an end to the German army

BATTLE OF STALINGRAD

  • Ended german advances into Eastern Europe and Russia
  • First major German loss

BATTLE OF IWO JIMA

  • Introduced island hopping stradegy

BATTLE OF OKINAWA

  • Last key battle in Pacific before they could invade Japan

BATTLE OF MIDWAY

  • Put Japan on the defensive

ITALIAN CAMPAIGN

  • Opened another front in Europe
  • Delayed direct attack on Germany

OPERATION OVERLOAD

  • Invasion on the Western front

BATTLE OF BERLIN

  • Final major offensive of the European Theatre