Ww2 Events

DUNKIRK
The associate forces were cornered by the advancing German armies at Dunkirk. 338,000 managed to escape across the English Channel. Naval craft and military unit were reinforced by hundreds of little ships and their civilian crews who had volunteered to take part. The escape was a major achievement, but as the Allies had been pushed out of Europe, at that place was a real threat of a German encroachment of Britain.

D-DAY
On June 6 1944, codenamed D-Day, the Allied reconquest of Western Europe began. Allied forces landed on the Normandy beaches in Northern France. Stormy tolerate made landing conditions very difficult. The onset caught the Germans by surprise. It was expound by Churchill as the greatest amphibious operation in history. Despite huge casualties, this was the beginning of the Allied invasion of Europe.

transaction BARBAROSSA
Nazi Germany and Russia had agreed not to fight in 1939. scarce in June 1941 Germany invaded, and Russia became an ally of Britain and France. Churchill denounces Hitler as a bloodthirsty guttersnipe as Germany invades Russia

PEARL HARBOR
Japan wanted to build up her Empire into Asia, which was dominated by the Western powers (Britain, France & USA).



With Britain and France occupied by war in Western Europe, the only country who could bag up to Japan was America. On 7 December 1941 Japanese aircraft attacked pearl Harbor where a large part of the US navy was based and caused major damage. The attack on Pearl Harbor was greeted with shock and indignation in the United States. chairman Roosevelt declare war on Japan and Germany and Italy soon declared war on the United States.

BATTLE OF BRITAIN
To allow an invasion of Britain the German airforce (Luftwaffe) had to get control of the skies. Fiercely challenged by RAF, it attacked military targets. The raids were effective, but Hitlers decision to change tactics and begin bombing British cities allowed the RAF to recover. The British invention of microwave radar meant German...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay



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