Battles of WW2 test
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Battle of Westerplatte
September 1-7 1939. 3400 Germans attack the Peninsula of
Westerplatte thus starting World War 2. The Polish hold out for 7
days before surrendering. They lose 15-20 and the Germans lose
200-300
Battle of Dunkirk
26 May-4 June 1940. The British, French, Belgian and Dutch Armed
forces were trapped on the beaches of Dunkirk while being bombed
and strafed by the Luftwaffe before being rescued by a flotilla of
military and civilian vessels.
Battle of Britain
10 July 1940-10 October 1941.The Luftwaffe attempt to destroy the
Royal Air Force and bomb British cities over the skies of Britain and
the English Channel. In the end the Luftwaffe are forced back by the
RAF and Operation Sea lion (the invasion of England) was canceled.
Battle of Crete
20 May-2 June 1941. German paratroopers successfully attempted to
invade Crete. They drove out the Allies in 10 days of fierce fighting.
, Adolf Hitler never uses paratroopers in major operation again since
to high loses.
Operation Barbarossa
22 June-5 December 1941. 3 German army groups invade Soviet
Union. They reach as far as 30 miles from Moscow but ultimately the
fierce resistance and the Soviet winter defeat the Germans and
force them to retreat.
Siege of Leningrad
September 1941-January 1944. The German army partially blockade
Leningrad and it was reduce to starvation conditions. Over 1.5
million people die before it was relieved by the Soviet army.
Pearl Harbor
7 December, 1941. An attack by Japanese aircraft targeting the
naval base at Pearl Harbor. Dragged America into World War 2.
Battle of the Coral Sea
4-8 May 1942. Imperial Japanese forces attempt to occupy Port
Moresby in New Guinea and Tulagi in the southeastern Solomon
Islands. The United States Navy and a Australian fleet repel this
attack and sink a aircraft carrier, damage one and destroy all the
planes of another. This proves fatal in the battle of Midway.
questions and answers 2025
Battle of Westerplatte
September 1-7 1939. 3400 Germans attack the Peninsula of
Westerplatte thus starting World War 2. The Polish hold out for 7
days before surrendering. They lose 15-20 and the Germans lose
200-300
Battle of Dunkirk
26 May-4 June 1940. The British, French, Belgian and Dutch Armed
forces were trapped on the beaches of Dunkirk while being bombed
and strafed by the Luftwaffe before being rescued by a flotilla of
military and civilian vessels.
Battle of Britain
10 July 1940-10 October 1941.The Luftwaffe attempt to destroy the
Royal Air Force and bomb British cities over the skies of Britain and
the English Channel. In the end the Luftwaffe are forced back by the
RAF and Operation Sea lion (the invasion of England) was canceled.
Battle of Crete
20 May-2 June 1941. German paratroopers successfully attempted to
invade Crete. They drove out the Allies in 10 days of fierce fighting.
, Adolf Hitler never uses paratroopers in major operation again since
to high loses.
Operation Barbarossa
22 June-5 December 1941. 3 German army groups invade Soviet
Union. They reach as far as 30 miles from Moscow but ultimately the
fierce resistance and the Soviet winter defeat the Germans and
force them to retreat.
Siege of Leningrad
September 1941-January 1944. The German army partially blockade
Leningrad and it was reduce to starvation conditions. Over 1.5
million people die before it was relieved by the Soviet army.
Pearl Harbor
7 December, 1941. An attack by Japanese aircraft targeting the
naval base at Pearl Harbor. Dragged America into World War 2.
Battle of the Coral Sea
4-8 May 1942. Imperial Japanese forces attempt to occupy Port
Moresby in New Guinea and Tulagi in the southeastern Solomon
Islands. The United States Navy and a Australian fleet repel this
attack and sink a aircraft carrier, damage one and destroy all the
planes of another. This proves fatal in the battle of Midway.
