D8 Crossword Week 16 Battles of WW2

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Across
  1. 3. This battle was fought in the Marianas Islands and was a decisive victory for the Americans pg. 200
  2. 7. This battle was fought at sea involving groups of German U-boats known as wolfpacks fighting with Allied merchant ships accompanied by destroyers pgs. 162-163
  3. 8. This was the first piece of Japanese home territory to be invaded in 4000 years and has a famous war memorial built because of it pg. 226
  4. 10. This battle decided the winner of the desert war pg. 158-159
  5. 13. This battle (fought in the Phillipines) was a crucial Japanese victory, because if they had lost, their oil supply would have been cut off pg. 201
  6. 15. Hitler's opperation Sealion was carried out in this battle pg. 140-142
Down
  1. 1. This battle was fought in the grasslands of central Russia between the Germans and the Soviets pg. 180-181
  2. 2. The first battle in which the opposing sides never laid eyes on each other (it was fought entirely with planes from aircraft carriers) pg. 172
  3. 4. This battle was the begining of the fall of France to the Nazis pg. 139
  4. 5. This battle was fought on Easter Day for a small Japanese island pg. 227
  5. 6. This Soviet victory against the Germans was won partly because the Germans were ill equiped for the cold Russian weather and had no desire to be in Russia in the first place pgs. 174-175
  6. 9. This battle was fought for a small American island in the Pacific between the US and Japan. It was a turning point of the war pg. 173
  7. 11. The Battle of the _____ happened towards the end of the war and was Hitler's last chance to turn the tide of the war pg. 221
  8. 12. This was the last battle Germany was involved in, and at the end rather than surrendering, Hitler commited suicide pg. 222-223
  9. 14. The Battle for _____ was the battle in which the Allies fought to win back France pgs. 210-211