this war was a series of the bloodiest
battles in history welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re learning
about some of the most important battles
of World War two the Battle of the
Atlantic this battle lasted almost the
entire length of the war but peaked
between 1940 and 1943 Germany and Great
Britain fought for control of the
Atlantic sea routes to block the British
people from their supplies the German
Navy and Air Force attacked
Allied shipping however these routes
were protected by British and Canadian
forces in early May 1945 the Germans
were defeated but massive casualties
were felt on both sides the Battle of
Britain this was the first major battle
to be fought solely by air forces
beginning in July 1940 the German air
force began air raids over Britain they
eventually resorted to terror campaigns
and the destruction of important
locations civilian losses were high
however by the end of October the Nazis
failed this collapse prevented a
full-scale invasion of Britain and
marked the first time Hitler’s forces
lost it also proved the importance of
the air in terms of military superiority
the siege of leningrad between September
1941 and January 1944 Nazi tanks
encroached on the strategically
important city of Leningrad civilians
helped build fortifications to keep the
Nazis out and to support the Red Army
forces
this helped neutralize the German
advance but the wind came at a huge cost
over 1 million civilians died during the
siege not to mention the million Soviet
soldiers who were killed Pearl Harbor
the December 7th 1941 surprise attack by
Japanese forces on Pearl Harbor in
Hawaii drew the Americans into world war
ii the Japanese acted to ensure they
would be able to continue their
expansion through Southeast Asia
unimpeded by the u.s. to waves of
Japanese forces battered the unprepared
Americans on their own Shores and this
resulted in well over 2,000 American
deaths and a great deal of equipment
lost the Battle of Stalingrad in this
battle the Germans fought the Soviets
for
roll of the tactically valuable city of
Stalingrad the significant loss of
German fighters and the stall of the
German advance made this a turning point
in the war fighting began August 23rd
1942 and involved extensive bombing from
the air as well as machine-gun fire in
the streets
the Nazis finally capitulated in
February 1943 but not before about
40,000 civilians were killed the
invasion of Normandy this is one of the
most celebrated and bloodiest battles in
the war allied forces from Britain the
US and Canada landed on Normandy beaches
on June 6 1944 to free northern France
from the Nazis a brutal battle ensued
finally by the end of August the Allies
had freed most of the area from Nazi
rule but casualties were high on both
sides
June 6th is now known as d-day and is
celebrated each year Battle of the Bulge
the Allies invaded the Belgian forest
during the winter of 1944 bad weather
and overconfidence almost caused them to
fail however by Christmas they regained
their strength and quickly forced the
Germans to withdraw according to some
the Battle of the Bulge is where
Americans suffered their worst losses
with 19,000 soldiers killed Battle of
Okinawa the Allies wanted control of
Okinawa for strategic reasons so the
Americans invaded in March 1945
supported by troops in the air and water
the Japanese retaliated with kamikaze
attacks this vicious fighting resulted
in the most deaths in the Pacific
Theater during the war and made it one
of the largest air Sealand battles in
history
eventually the United States won after
two months of brutal fighting the Battle
of Berlin the fight for Berlin began in
mid-april 1945 when the Red Army began
advancing through the city fierce
fighting followed but by April 30th
the Soviets captured the German
Reichstag that same day Hitler and a
number of his followers committed
suicide and in just a few days the
battle was officially over this meant
the end of war in Europe during World
War two
battles in history welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re learning
about some of the most important battles
of World War two the Battle of the
Atlantic this battle lasted almost the
entire length of the war but peaked
between 1940 and 1943 Germany and Great
Britain fought for control of the
Atlantic sea routes to block the British
people from their supplies the German
Navy and Air Force attacked
Allied shipping however these routes
were protected by British and Canadian
forces in early May 1945 the Germans
were defeated but massive casualties
were felt on both sides the Battle of
Britain this was the first major battle
to be fought solely by air forces
beginning in July 1940 the German air
force began air raids over Britain they
eventually resorted to terror campaigns
and the destruction of important
locations civilian losses were high
however by the end of October the Nazis
failed this collapse prevented a
full-scale invasion of Britain and
marked the first time Hitler’s forces
lost it also proved the importance of
the air in terms of military superiority
the siege of leningrad between September
1941 and January 1944 Nazi tanks
encroached on the strategically
important city of Leningrad civilians
helped build fortifications to keep the
Nazis out and to support the Red Army
forces
this helped neutralize the German
advance but the wind came at a huge cost
over 1 million civilians died during the
siege not to mention the million Soviet
soldiers who were killed Pearl Harbor
the December 7th 1941 surprise attack by
Japanese forces on Pearl Harbor in
Hawaii drew the Americans into world war
ii the Japanese acted to ensure they
would be able to continue their
expansion through Southeast Asia
unimpeded by the u.s. to waves of
Japanese forces battered the unprepared
Americans on their own Shores and this
resulted in well over 2,000 American
deaths and a great deal of equipment
lost the Battle of Stalingrad in this
battle the Germans fought the Soviets
for
roll of the tactically valuable city of
Stalingrad the significant loss of
German fighters and the stall of the
German advance made this a turning point
in the war fighting began August 23rd
1942 and involved extensive bombing from
the air as well as machine-gun fire in
the streets
the Nazis finally capitulated in
February 1943 but not before about
40,000 civilians were killed the
invasion of Normandy this is one of the
most celebrated and bloodiest battles in
the war allied forces from Britain the
US and Canada landed on Normandy beaches
on June 6 1944 to free northern France
from the Nazis a brutal battle ensued
finally by the end of August the Allies
had freed most of the area from Nazi
rule but casualties were high on both
sides
June 6th is now known as d-day and is
celebrated each year Battle of the Bulge
the Allies invaded the Belgian forest
during the winter of 1944 bad weather
and overconfidence almost caused them to
fail however by Christmas they regained
their strength and quickly forced the
Germans to withdraw according to some
the Battle of the Bulge is where
Americans suffered their worst losses
with 19,000 soldiers killed Battle of
Okinawa the Allies wanted control of
Okinawa for strategic reasons so the
Americans invaded in March 1945
supported by troops in the air and water
the Japanese retaliated with kamikaze
attacks this vicious fighting resulted
in the most deaths in the Pacific
Theater during the war and made it one
of the largest air Sealand battles in
history
eventually the United States won after
two months of brutal fighting the Battle
of Berlin the fight for Berlin began in
mid-april 1945 when the Red Army began
advancing through the city fierce
fighting followed but by April 30th
the Soviets captured the German
Reichstag that same day Hitler and a
number of his followers committed
suicide and in just a few days the
battle was officially over this meant
the end of war in Europe during World
War two
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