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1. This was probably the most monumental battle of the whole war. It may very well be the largest battle in history. It was the turning point of the war in Europe. It was a five-month siege in 1942-1943.
2. A ring of coral atolls in the Pacific, that form an almost picturesque lagoon, the far end of a defensive perimeter protecting the Japanese mainland. The main target was the largest island in the atoll. The first target in what would become the great ocean-borne offensive. (1943)
3. This is not an especially influential battle, but so many lives were wasted that it had to be included. It was the battle that paved the way for the invasion of "Europe's soft underbelly" and was characterized by a whole series of mistakes, starting with the choice of the site for the attack. (1943)
4. This battle decided the fate of Britain. A four month battle between the RAF and the Luftwaffe. Both tried to control the skies.
5. Of the delaying battles fought by the Germans after Stalingrad, this battle was one of the most effective, almost stopping the Soviets from completing their northern drive to Berlin. The Soviets were slaughtered, due to the impatience of their high command.
6. It was a small town in North Africa, that needed to be taken by American landing forces. It was attacked by elements of the 18th infantry four times before it had to be bypassed, showing American forces that North Africa was not going to be an easy campaign. (1942)
7. The invasion of north-west Continental Europe by American, British, and Canadians which opened a third front.
8. This battle is regarded as the last great battle of WWII. It is a large island in the Pacific, about 60 miles long and 18 miles wide. The kamikazes would strike hard, the Japanese would defend to the end, and two generals would die. This was one of the most fiercely fought battles in the Pacific theatre. (1945)
9. This battle was the climax for the Russians. Finally, after four years of fighting against the Nazis, they were at the gates of which city? (1945)
10. In the hellish fighting going on in Stalingrad, minor offensives and counter offensives were going on. But the largest took place at a small factory base, where the Germans launched a huge attack, and the Russians repelled them with a larger counter attack.
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