WWII Battles Crossword
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- 3. The Japanese planned to destroy the American fleet at this battle, but lost disastrously.
- 6. The Code-Name for the invasion of Normandy known as D-Day
- 8. "lightning war"
- 9. A forced march of more than 50 miles up the Bataan peninsula.
- 11. The Japanese attack that brought the United States into World War II
- 12. One of the two Japanese cities devastated by the Atomic bomb
- 14. This is the first major battle on the Japanese homeland
- 15. This battle lasted for Six months over control of the island, leading to the Japanese abandonment of the island
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- 1. WWII battle on August 23, 1942
- 2. This battle was one of the bloodiest battles in WWII
- 4. The Code-Name for the Battle of El Alamein
- 5. This battle is known as the 90-Day siege
- 7. The Code-Name of the German attack of the Soviet Union
- 10. This battle taught the Allies that Hitler's attacks could be blocked
- 13. A Pacific battle that became the turning point of WWII