Most important battles of WWII

Battle between U.S. and Germany for control of atlantic sea routes. Nazi Germany tried to cut off British supply ships by using U-boats. It caused Britain and the U.S. to officially join the WW2 after their ships sunk. The series of battles took place from Sep 3, 1939 - May 8, 1945 until Germany surrendered. Finally Allies won control of the seas, allowing them to control supply transfer, which ultimately determined the war.

It was the British & American invasion of the North Africa During the Second World War which started on November 8th, 1942

A major battle between German and Soviet troops in World War II. The Battle was fought in the winter of 1942-1943 and ended with the surrender of an entire German army. Stalingrad is considered a major turning point of the war in favor of the Allies

June 6, 1944; Allied forces landed in Normandy, France to begin a massive offensive against the germans in the occupied territory of Europe.

Took place from january 22, 1944, with Allied amphibious landing until june 5, 1944 with the goal to capture Rome. The operation was opposed by German forces.

The last German Offensive through the Ardennes forests in December 1944. The Allied Powers were the victors of this battle.

Victory in Europe, May 8, 1945

Was the invasion of the philippines by Japan from December 8, 1941- May 8, 1942. The defense of the islands was by Filipino and United States Forces

April 1942, American soldiers were forced to march 65 miles to prison camps by their Japanese captors; many of the prisoners died in route

Fought in the Pacific (1942-1943) between Japan and United States; the tropical island was occupied by the Japanese and later recaptured by American forces. Stopped Japan's advancement towards Australia

1942 battle in the pacific during which American planes sank 4 Japanese aircraft carriers. Considered the turning point of the war in the Pacific vs. Japan

Was a major battle form February 19-March 26, 1945 in which the United States Marine Corps landed on and eventually captured "sulfur island" from the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II

Fought from 4 to 8 May 1942, was a major naval battle between the Imperial Japanese Navy and naval and air forces from the United States and Australia, taking place in the Pacific Theater of the Second World War. The battle is historically significant as the first action in which aircraft carriers engaged each other, as well as the first in which neither side's ships sighted or fired directly upon the other.

Took place in April-June 1945. It was the largest amphibious landing in the United states Pacific theater of World War II. It also resulted in the largest casualties with over 100,000 Japanese casualties and 50,000 casualties for the Allies

The code name for the effort to develop atomic bombs for the United States during World War II. The first controlled nuclear reaction took place in Chicago in 1942, and by 1945, bombs had been manufactured that used a chain reaction to produce great explosive force.

During the final stage of World War II, the United States detonated two nuclear weapons over those cities on August 6 and 9, 1945.

Victory of Japan, September 2, 1945

FDR, Churchill and stalin met at Yalta in February 1945. Russia agreed to declare war on Japan after the surrender of Germany and in return FDR and Churchill promised the USSR concession in Manchuria and the territories that it had lost in the Russo-Japanese War

The final wartime meeting of the leaders of the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union in July, 1945. Truman, Churchill, and Stalin discussed the future of Europe but their failure to reach a meaningful agreements soon led to the onset of the Cold War