may 1942=feb. 1945
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The Battle of Coral Sea. Japanese and
American aircraft carriers first came
together in battle in a body of water off
the northeast coast of Australia. The Battle
marked the first time that the relentless
Japanese advance had been stopped.The Battle of Midway. Japanese and
American carriers fought again on
the high seas. Japanese had planned
to capture the island of Midway in the
middle of the Pacific Ocean, home to
a key American military base. The
Americans had a important advantage:
they had broken the secret Japanese
code used to transmit messages. As a
result, the American knew the date and
location of the planned Japanese attack.The Battle of Stalingrad. Hitler ordered a
renewed assault on the Soviet Union. A
large Axis force was poised to take the
industrial city of Stalingrad on the Volga
River. The Battle of Stalingrad was one
of the most brutal of the war.The Battle of Guadalcanal. The Allied invasion
of the island of Guadalcanal near Australia led
to a series of brutal battlesThe Battle of El Alamein. The British troops
under General “Bernard Montgomery” took
advantage of Rommel`s supply problems.
Using information gained from secret German
codes, the British won the Battle of El Alamein,
and Axis power in North Africa was severely
weakened.American and British forces
landed in North Africa.Japanese troops fled the Battle
of Guadalcanal.Germans & Italians (Afrika Korps)
in North Africa surrendered.Allied soldiers attacked Italian
island Sicily.Roosevelt and Churchill were joined
by Stalin in the Atlantic Charter at a
conference meeting in Tehran, Iran.The Soviets finally ended the
Siege of Leningrad.Soviet forces were within 40
miles of the German capital Berlin.Allied forces invaded France. This day
became known as D-Day (Doomsday).The Battle of Leyte Gulf. The first major battle
in the Philippines was the Battle of Leyte Gulf,
The battle saw the first major use of a new
Japanese weapon. The “kamikazes” were
Japanese pilots who loaded their plans with
explosives and deliberately crashed into Allied
ships. The Battle of Leyte Gulf ended in an
Allied victory.American forces bombed Japanese
cities including Tokyo.The Battle of the Bulge. Hitler ordered a
counterattack in Belgium as the Germans
made solid advances producing a bulge in
the Allied battle lines. Thus, the battle got
its name.The Allies crush the German offensive
in Belgium.Yalta conference in the Soviet Union.
Issues on peace are faced.
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