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Battle of Belgium
Importance of the battle: The Belgium army surrendered ending the war with Germans’s winning. This battle is also called the Belgian campaign, and the 18 days campaign.
Where: Belgium and Luxembourg
What countries: Belgium, Nazi germany, United Kingdom, Netherlands, French third republic, second polish republic
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Battle of Britain
Importance of the battle- This war was fought entirely by air forces. It lasted almost 4 1/2 month and in the end British won.
Where- United Kingdom
What countries- United Kingdom and Nazi germany
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Battle of Crete
Importance of the battle: began morning of may 20th when Nazi germany began invading Crete. Crete had a airbase that helped threat and helped reach many parts of the Mediterranean Sea.
Where: Crete region, Greece
What countries: Nazi germany, germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, kingdom of Italy, kingdom of Greece
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Battle of Russia
Importance of the battle: the code name was operations Barbarossa for the axis invasion of soviet unions. The Nazi conquered the West Soviet Union to gain more people in Germany.
Where: central, northeast, and Eastern Europe
What countries: soviet unborn, Nazi germany, Finland, independent state of Croatia, kingdom of Italy, kingdom of Romania, Slovak republic, kingdom of Hungary
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Battle of Moscow
Importance of the battle: This war lasted almost 2 years and it is considered one of the most important battles in the war. In the end the Soviet Union won the battle with a strategic victory
Where: Moscow oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR
What countries: Soviet Union, Nazi germany
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Pearl Harbor
Importance of the battle- Japan surprised attacked a U.S base in Hawaii that killed a lot of U.S men. The next day FDR declared war on Japan which caused germany and Italy to declare war on USA.
Where- Honolulu, Hawaii (Pearl Harbor)
What countries: Japan and U.S
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Battle of Kursk
What countries: Soviet Union, Nazi germany, Axis power
Importance of the battle: the soviet won the battle of Kursk and ended hitlers dream of him concerting Russia. This was the first time Germans strategies were stopped before they could attack their enemy.
Where: Kursk, Russia
What countries: Soviet Union, Nazi germany, Axis power
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Battle of mount casino
Importance of the battle- This war was a series of four assaults by the allies forces during the Italian campaign.The intention was a breakthrough to Rome.
Where- Monte Casino, Italy
What countries- Poland, US, allies of WW2
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Battle of Anzio
Importance of the battle- The fight was actually supposed to happen in Normandy, instead it happened in Anzio.
Where- Anzio and Nettuno
What countries: Germany and Italy
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Battle of Berlin
Importance of the battle- at the end German army surrendered and Hitler committed suicide which resulted victory to Soviet Union and allies. This also designed the Berlin strategic offensive operation by the soviet-aka fall of Berlin.
Where: Berlin, Germany
What countries: Soviet Union, Nazi germany, Poland
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Berlin
