battles

• • Battle of Stalingrad- Stalingrad was the largest industrial city in the Soviet Union and it was highly protected. it made the majority of weapons & supplies. Germans knew if they controlled it, they could defeat the soviet Union.
  •  1.1 million Soviet soldiers died. 230K Germans died
• • The Battle of the Bulge: in Bastogne Belgium and Germanys last offensive action. they were successful early on but, the allies replaced their soldiers and the German forces wore down. Germany was forced to retreat. It was only a matter of time before the allies reached Berlin
• Doolittle's Raid: LT James Doolittle (airforce leader) led 16 bombers and a raid over Tokyo, Japan. The US did some considerable damage but didnt lose a plane. Most important part of the attacks: it lifted our spirits
• The Battle of the Coral Sea: between the US airforce + the Japanese airforce. 5 day battle that was considered even. The US claimed victory because we stopped the Japanese advance on Australia.
• Battle of Midways: at Midway island North west of Hawaii) Japan thought they must take the island to have victory in the Pacific. The US controlled the island but we knew the attack was coming. The US had an advantage because our intelligence was able to break the Japanese code that told us when + where the attack would take place. this allowed the US to easily defeat Japan.
• The Battle of Leyte Gulfs: in the Phillipines where MacArthur returned. the 1st time our soldiers were exposed to the kamikaze missions by Japan (suicide missions)

  424 Japanese pilots lost their lives on the missions.
• The Battle of Okanawa: 300 miles from Japan. the battle was very fierce. it was the last island allies would have to take before Japan. We lost 7600 men but we won the battle.