Battles of WWII · Battle of the Atlantic (September 1939 ‐May 1945) • Germany vs. England,...
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Battles of WWII
In your notes, write down:* Name of the battle
* Who won* One interesting thing about it
Blitzkrieg (1939)
• Germany vs. Poland• Germany wins
Battle of the Atlantic (September 1939 ‐May 1945)
• Germany vs. England, U.S., Canada• Allies win
Battle of Britain (July 10 ‐ October 31, 1940)
• Germany vs. England• England wins
Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941)
• Japan vs. U.S.• Japan wins
Bataan Death March (April 9, 1942)
• Japan vs. U.S., Philippines• Japan wins
Battle of Coral Sea (4–8 May 1942)
• Japan vs. U.S. • U.S. wins
Battle of Midway (June 3‐6, 1942)
• Japan vs. U.S.• U.S. wins
Battle of Guadalcanal (August 7, 1942 ‐ February 9, 1943)
• Japan vs. U.S.• U.S. wins
Battle of Stalingrad (August 21, 1942 ‐ February 2, 1943)
• Germany vs. Soviets (Russians)• Russians win
Bloody Anzio (January 22, 1944)
• U.S. vs. Italy• U.S. wins
D‐Day (June 6 ‐ August 25, 1944)
• Allies vs. Germany• Allies win
Battle of Leyte Gulf (October 23‐26, 1944)
• Japan vs. U.S.• U.S. wins
Battle of the Bulge (December 16, 1944 ‐ January 25, 1945)
• Germany vs. Allies• Allies win
Iwo Jima (February 19 ‐March 16, 1945)
• Japan vs. U.S.• U.S. wins
Okinawa (April 1 ‐ June 21, 1945)
• Japan vs. U.S.• U.S. wins
Hiroshima (August 6, 1945)
• Japan vs. U.S.• U.S. wins
Nagasaki (August 9, 1945)
• Japan vs. U.S.• U.S. wins