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WWII Battles

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The battle that saw the British Royal Air Force (RAF) defeat the German air force (the Luftwaffe) Battle of Britain
The months and year the Battle of Britain occurred July 1940 – October 1940
The proposed German amphibious invasion against Great Britain that failed Operation Sea Lion
The primary German fighter plane during the battle Messerschmitt Bf 109
The British planes that engaged the Messerschmitt Bf 109s in dogfights Hurricane and Spitfire aircraft
The technology that helped repel German forces, forcing the Luftwaffe into nighttime raids Radar
The German nighttime bombing campaign against civilian targets The Blitz
The bloodiest battle in history (about two million casualties) Battle of Stalingrad
The months and year the Battle of Stalingrad occurred August 1942 – February 1943
The goal of Germany's summer campaign that led to the Battle of Stalingrad To capture vital oil supplies in the Caucasus Mountains
The German general whose 6th Army became bogged down in street fighting at Stalingrad Friedrich Paulus
The Soviet Marshal who launched Operation Uranus, which encircled Paulus’s men Georgy Zhukov
The Allied nationalities guarding Paulus's flank who were defeated during Operation Uranus Italian, Hungarian, and Romanian
Paulus was promoted to this position by Hitler (a suggestion to commit suicide or fight to the death) Field marshal
The battle that marked the turning point in the African campaign Battle of El Alamein
The months and year the Battle of El Alamein occurred October 1942 – November 1942
The name of the Egyptian coastal town 65 miles west of Alexandria El Alamein
The British force under Bernard Montgomery that defeated the German Afrika Korps British Eighth Army
The German force under Erwin Rommel defeated at El Alamein Afrika Korps
The goal of the Nazis that was prevented by the British victory at El Alamein Capturing the Suez Canal and oil fields in the Middle East
The operation in which Allied forces landed in Morocco and Algeria after El Alamein Operation Torch
The largest tank battle in history (about 6,000 tanks engaged) Battle of Kursk
The months and year the Battle of Kursk occurred July 1943 – August 1943
The country where the Battle of Kursk was fought Western Russia
The operation name for the German plan to launch an attack against the Kursk salient Operation Citadel
The reason the Soviet leadership was well-informed about German plans at Kursk A complex spy network
The consequence of the Battle of Kursk for the German Army Never again was able to mount a major attack on the Eastern Front
The date of D-Day (Operation Overlord) June 6, 1944
The operation name for D-Day Operation Overlord
The Supreme Allied Commander whose forces attacked the German Atlantic Wall defenses on the beaches of Normandy Dwight Eisenhower
The German Field Marshal who was absent at the start of the D-Day invasion due to his wife’s birthday Erwin Rommel
The American beaches at Normandy Utah and Omaha Beaches
The British beaches at Normandy Gold and Sword Beaches
The Canadian beach at Normandy Juno Beach
The type of prefabricated artificial harbors erected by Allied forces to aid in transporting goods to France Mulberry harbors
The battle that resulted from Germany’s last major offensive operation on the Western Front Battle of the Bulge
The months and year the Battle of the Bulge occurred December 1944 – January 1945
The German objective during the Battle of the Bulge (sweep through Ardennes and capture this port city) Antwerp, Belgium
The reason the German offensive benefited from Allied aircraft being grounded Poor weather
The general who commanded English-speaking German troops attempting to disguise themselves as Allied troops to infiltrate enemy lines Otto Skorzeny
The Belgian town besieged by German forces during the Battle of the Bulge Bastogne
The U.S. Army Brigadier General who famously replied “Nuts!” to a German surrender request at Bastogne Anthony McAuliffe
The general whose forces eventually lifted the siege of Bastogne George Patton
The date of the Attack on Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941
The U.S. President who declared December 7, 1941 to be “a date which will live in infamy” Franklin Roosevelt
The American naval base on the Hawaiian island Oahu that was surprise-attacked by the Japanese Pearl Harbor
The battleship most notably sunk at Pearl Harbor USS Arizona
The U.S. Congressman who was the only dissenter when Congress declared war on Japan on December 8 Jeannette Rankin
The battle that resulted from a Japanese plan to capture Port Moresby, New Guinea, fought entirely by carrier-based aircraft Battle of the Coral Sea
The month and year the Battle of the Coral Sea occurred May 1942
The first major naval battle in history in which the two opposing fleets never directly fired upon (or even sighted) each other Battle of the Coral Sea
The U.S. Navy carrier sunk at the Battle of the Coral Sea Lexington
The U.S. Navy carrier heavily damaged at the Battle of the Coral Sea Yorktown
The Japanese navy light carrier lost at the Battle of the Coral Sea Shoho
The battle where the temporary loss of two Japanese carriers gave the U.S. an edge Battle of Midway
The battle universally considered the turning point in the Pacific Theater Battle of Midway
The month and year the Battle of Midway occurred June 1942
The number of aircraft carriers the Japanese lost at Midway Four
The Japanese Admiral who planned to lure the U.S. fleet into a trap at Midway Isoroku Yamamoto
The U.S. advantage that allowed them to pull off a stunning victory at Midway Americans had broken the Japanese code
The carriers sunk by dive bombers from the USS Enterprise at Midway Kaga, Akagi, and Hiryu
The carrier sunk by dive bombers from the hastily-repaired USS Yorktown at Midway Soryu
The largest naval battle in history (by some measures) that resulted from the Japanese Sho-Go plan Battle of Leyte Gulf
The month and year the Battle of Leyte Gulf occurred October 1944
The goal of the Japanese Sho-Go plan To halt the American reconquest of the Philippines
The American Admiral who was baited into moving all of his battleships and large carriers away from the landing site William “Bull” Halsey
The Japanese force of four battleships held off by small American escort carriers and destroyers Japanese task force (Center Force)
The strait where another Japanese force tried to pass through Surigao Strait
The battle that was the last-ever combat between opposing battleships Battle of Surigao Strait (part of Leyte Gulf)
The American force that crossed the Japanese 'T' and annihilated the force in Surigao Strait American Seventh Fleet
The battle where the Allies sought to capture an airbase midway between the Mariana Islands and the Japanese home islands Battle of Iwo Jima
The months and year the Battle of Iwo Jima occurred February 1945 – March 1945
The general who commanded the island’s defenders (complex network of underground tunnels) at Iwo Jima General Tadamichi Kuribayashi
The photographer who took the famous photograph of six American servicemen raising a flag atop Mount Suribachi Joe Rosenthal
The mountain where the flag-raising photo was taken Mount Suribachi
The largest amphibious assault of the Pacific Theater that featured massive casualties among both combatants and civilians Battle of Okinawa
The months and year the Battle of Okinawa occurred April 1945 – June 1945
The number of kamikaze attacks launched by the Japanese against the U.S. fleet at Okinawa Over 1,500
The massive Japanese battleship sent on a suicide mission to Okinawa (and sunk by aircraft before reaching) Yamato
The war correspondent killed on the American side at Okinawa Ernie Pyle
The commander-in-chief of the ground forces killed on the American side at Okinawa Lieutenant General Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.
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