Unit 8: WWII Battles Review

Front

German invasion of Paris --> German occupation of France

Back

Battle of Dunkirk

Front

German "Blitz Bombing", bombed London for 57 nights, GB beats Germany

Back

Battle of Britain

Front

Hitlers 1st planned invasion of USSR; FAILS

Back

Operation Barbarossa

Front

Japanese attack the United States at.....and brings US into the war

Back

Pearl Harbor

Front

First major US victory in the Pacific, stopped Japan from occupying Australia

Back

Battle of Coral Sea

Front

Major US victory in the Pacific, defeated Japan's naval fleet

Back

Battle of Midway

Front

Major victory for USSR, forces Germany to surrender in Russia

Back

Battle of Stalingrad

Front

Largest land-air-sea attack, Allies stormed the beaches in France to regain occupied France from Germany

Back

Battle of Normandy

Front

_________ is known as the day the allies liberated France from German occupation

Back

D-Day

Front

Final battle in Europe, Allied surround Germany from East and West; forcing Germany to surrender

Back

Battle of the Bulge