Battles of WW2 in Europe

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  • Battle of Belgium

    Battle of Belgium
    The battle of Belgium happened for Belgium and Germany, this war located in Belgium and Luxembourg. It was the largest tank battle in history at the time but was later surpassed by the battles of the North African Campaign and the Eastern Front. The result for this war is Belgium and Germany surrender and about 40,000 soldiers died during the War. https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/war_losses_belgium
  • Battle of Crete

    Battle of Crete
    This Battle is the one of the most important battle. This battle is about the Greek defense battle against Nazis. This battle also emphasized the sacrifice, through selfless bravery, that the people of Crete were willing to pay to defend their freedom. Result of this war is over 5,500 Germans were killed and the overall casualties they suffered were over 25% of the forces they committed. https://www.thenationalherald.com/10229/the-battle-of-crete-turning-point-of-world-war-ii/
  • Operation Barbarossa

    Operation Barbarossa
    This war happened in North Cape to the Black Sea. This war fought by German and Soviet Union. Hitler launched his armies eastward in a massive invasion of the Soviet Union. 3 great army groups with over 3 million German soldiers, 3 thousand tanks smashed across the frontier into Soviet territory. Result of this war is failed. Most important reasons for this was poor strategic planning. Almost 30,000 died during the campaign. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/operation-barbarossa
  • Battle of Moscow

    Battle of Moscow
    This battle took place in Moscow with participants from Germany and Soviet Union. The Battle of Moscow was a military campaign that consisted of two periods of strategically significant fighting on a 600 km (370 mi) sector of the Eastern. This result of war is Soviet Union won which that was the beginning of a counterattack by Soviet Union. German losses of 248,000 to 400,000 and Soviet losses of 650,000 to 1,280,000. https://www.thoughtco.com/battle-of-moscow-2360444
  • Stalingrad

    Stalingrad
    This battle fought in Stalingrad. Germany and Allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad. The first reason is that the Battle of Stalingrad marked the end of Germany's advances into eastern Europe and Russian and this battle was the first major German loss during World War II. The result of this war is Soviet Union won this war.About 850,000 Axis soldiers dead, missing or injured in the battle https://thebattleofstalingradperiodone.weebly.com/significance.html
  • Battle of Kursk

    Battle of Kursk
    This war happened in Russia. The battle fought by German and Soviet Union. Kursk was to be the biggest tank battle of World War Two and the battle resulted in a severe crisis for Nazi Germany's war machine in Russia. A successful German offensive had obvious military consequences for the Germans. The Soviets won the Battle of Kursk and ended Hitler's dream of conquering Russia. 200,000 injured and lost 500 tanks https://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=40
  • Monte Cassino

    Monte Cassino
    This Battle happens at Italy and the battles for Allies and German. Battle of Monte Cassino was one of the important battles of WW2 because they blocked the Allies route north to Rome and the result of this battle is 55,000 Allied injured, German losses, 20,000 killed. https://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-two/war-in-the-mediterranean-sea/the-battle-of-monte-cassino-first-phase/
  • Battle of Anzio

    Battle of Anzio
    The battle happened in Anzio and Nettuno and the country that fought for the United States, Britain and Canada. In 1944, the Allies needed to attack Germany and Italy in Europe once they had successfully ended their African campaigns. Allies wanted to take Italy and also attack France to pressure the Axis and to press the advantage afforded by Hitler's costly war with the Soviet Union in the east. https://study.com/academy/answer/why-was-the-battle-of-anzio-important.html
  • Battle of Bulge

    Battle of Bulge
    This Battle happened at Ardennes region, east of Belgium. This War was going between German and Western Allies. The goals of this battle was to split the allies in two. Hitlers plan to destabilize the allies and take control of the port of Antwerp. Result of this war is Allied won this battle. Almost 876 Allied soldiers were killed, while another 42,893 were injured and German losses 15,652 killed, 41,600 injured. https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-was-significance-battle-bulge-161361
  • Battle of Berlin

    Battle of Berlin
    This Battle happens at the German Nazis and at the war the Soviet Union won. This battle are between Soviet Union and Germany in Berlin. Soviets began bombing Berlin. Hitler began to realize that he was going to lose the battle. He tried to move a German army to western Germany to Berlin in order to save the city. Result of this battle is almost 92,000 German soldiers were killed with another 220,000 injured. https://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_ii/battle_of_berlin.php