Major Battles of World War II

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Germany invades Poland, Great Britain and France declare war, WWII has begun

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Invasion of Poland

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Germans surround Great Britain and France, Near Dunkirk, 30,000 GB and France soldiers evacuate, Dunkirk operation dynamo

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Dunkirk

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Most important battle in Britain history, RAF vs Luftwaffe, RAF defeated Luftwaffe

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Battle of Britain

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Hitler declared war on USSR, Germany advanced, Germans caught in Russian winter

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Operation Barbarossa

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Germany wanted the capital- Moscow, unsuccessful, Russian Winter. What documents served as general search warrant, allowing British officials to enter any ship?

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documents which served as general search warrant, allowing British officials to enter any ship

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Japanese surprise attack, 2,403 casualties ( deaths)

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Pearl Harbor

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Japanese Squadron vs US Squad, 2 days later US wins, island happening

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Battle of Midway

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.50 miles West of Cairo, Germany want Suez Canal, Germans retreated and surrendered Africa

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El Alamein

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Casualties Russian and Axis 2mil, major variety for USSR & stopped German Advance , 199 day battle

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Stalingrad

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Biggest bank battle of WW II, Spring thaw, Germany goal to wreck Soviet Army, Failed

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Battle of Kursk