World War 2 Battles: Part 1

The British Army was saved from total destruction by escaping

• Battle of Dunkirk

• Battle of Stalingrad

• Battle of Britain

• Battle of Leningrad

Which battle came first chronologically?

• Battle of Dunkirk

• Battle of Stalingrad

• Battle of Britain

• Battle of Leningrad

While a victory for the Germans, Hitler was furious that his Generals did not get the decisive victory that he had wanted against the British, and thus would:

1). Make Hitler distrust his Generals

2). Keep Britain in the war by not losing their army

• Battle of Dunkirk

• Battle of Stalingrad

• Battle of Britain

• Battle of Leningrad

Winston Churchill put 'Anything that could float' to sea in this battle

• Battle of Dunkirk

• Battle of Stalingrad

• Battle of Britain

• Battle of Leningrad

The Turning Point of the Eastern Front

• Battle of Dunkirk

• Battle of Stalingrad

• Battle of Britain

• Battle of Leningrad

Fought between 1942-1943, until the German 6th Army was surrounded and destroyed

• Battle of Dunkirk

• Battle of Stalingrad

• Battle of Britain

• Battle of Leningrad

The bloodiest battle of World War 2

• Battle of Dunkirk

• Battle of Stalingrad

• Battle of Britain

• Battle of Leningrad

Hitler wanted to take the city for access to oil fields in the south, and to insult Stalin

• Battle of Dunkirk

• Battle of Stalingrad

• Battle of Britain

• Battle of Leningrad

Hermann Goering chose to target this city rather than military targets, in hopes of causing mass casualties

• Battle of Dunkirk

• Battle of Stalingrad

• Battle of Britain

• Battle of Leningrad

The Luftwaffe lost significant pilots and planes in this battle, forever crippling them

• Battle of Dunkirk

• Battle of Stalingrad

• Battle of Britain

• Battle of Leningrad