WW2 Battles

2. Called this because there was almost no fighting in the first six months
4. Japanese attack on Hawaiian territory
5. also known as the 900 day siege, the Germans wished to siege the capital of the Russian Empire
10. the first defeat of Hitler's military defense and was fought completely in the air
11. the bloodiest battle of WW2
12. Hitler's goal of this operation was to conquer the Soviet Union
14. highest casualty number in Marine history

1. the first time the Allies had stopped Japanese advance
3. the Allies launched an attack at Normandy against the Germans
6. Germans planned on taking France and in an effort to stop them the British were pinned at the Northern Border and they managed to evacuate over 300,000 people
7. the first atomic bomb ever was dropped on Japanese territory
8. the first time the U.S. had attacked Japan rather than the other way around
9. U.S. navy defeated the Japanese in a 3 day battle
10. warfare tactic that was swift and an easy way to surround the enemy
13. Soviet's successful attempt at defending this city