Across
- 4. of the Bulge Last german offensive battle of the war, allies great turning point in Europe, the allies broke through the German line and forced them to retreat, deadliest battle of the war for the Americans.
- 7. Last places to be captured in the Pacific before making it to Japan for the Americans, Hacksaw ridge happened here, some of the hardest battles of the war.
- 10. attacks on Japanese airfields in the Solomon Islands, bloodbath that ended with 24,000 dead.
- 12. Turning point for the Allies in North Africa, stopped the German and Italian advance, led by Bernard Montgomery.
- 13. German invasion of the USSR, Russians hold strong at Leningrad, forces the Germans to move on to Moscow.
- 14. Air battle. RAF vs. Luftwaffe. One of the 1st times using radar.
Down
- 1. Ended the war, invasion would have costed over a million lives, chose to drop the atomic bomb on these places instead.
- 2. December 7th, 1941, a day which will live in infamy, Japan attacks a major US target, brings America into the war.
- 3. First time US troops had faced the Nazis, allied invasion of North Africa, opened second front in Europe.
- 5. Turning point in the Pacific, US codebreakers intercepted Japanese battle plans, battle over an island chain, America sunk 3 Japanese carriers.
- 6. Hitlers final stand, led to the surrender of Germany.
- 8. Germans tried taking these Russian oil fields, ended up surrendering because of cold and starvation.
- 9. Event in which 850 British Civilian vessels rescued the British Army.
- 11. June 6th, 1944, massive invasion of Europe by the allies, planned by Eisenhower, largest land and sea invasion in history.