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| Battle of Britain | From 1940 thru 1941, a series of air battles between Great Britain and Germany. Great Britain eventually won this battle. It proved Germany's Luftwaffe and blitzkrieg could be stopped. |
| Attack on Pearl Harbor | A surprise attack on December 7, 1941 by the Japanese against naval forces in Hawaii. |
| Battle of the Bulge | A month long battle beginning in December of 1944 and lasting thru January 1945. During this battle Germany made its final offensive during the war. This would become America's most deadliest battle. |
| Invasion of Poland | September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. This became the official start of World War II. Germany used the new military strategy, blitzkrieg for the first time. |
| Battle of Stalingrad | Famous battle from July 1942 till February 1943 between the U.S.S.R. and Germany. Russia repelled the Germans and this battle would become a turning point of the war. |
| Battle of Iwo Jima | Month long battle in February of 1945 on a Japanese held island in the Pacific. The Americans eventually took the island which was within 1,500 miles of Japan. |
| Doolittle Raid | In the spring of 1942, Americans launched an air raid against Tokyo, Japan. It proved the U.S. could strike Japan by air. |
| Battle of Berlin | In late April and early May. Russian armies attacked the city of Berlin, Germany. This was the final offensive battle of war in Europe. This became one of the bloodiest battles of World War II. |
