Major battles of World War II By: Trevor Sherman History Grade 10 Click for next slide

Major Battles Battle of the Bulge Battle of Iwo Jima Battle of Midway Battle of Omaha Beach Battle of Stalingrad Battle of Okinawa Battle for Berlin Battle of the Coral Sea Multiple choice question

Battle of the Bulge December 16, 1944 German offensive on the western front (Belgium&France) Hitler’s last offensive Allies won the battle after two weeks of fighting Total Allied death:81,000 Click to return to index

Battle of Iwo Jima February 19-March 26, 1945 Important to the Allies for the two airfields Heavy resistance from Japanese Knew the importance to the Allies Famous picture was taken February 26 Japanese casualties: 21,570 dead, 216 captives Allied Casualties:6,821 killed/missing and 19,217 wounded Click to return to index

Battle of Midway June 4-June 7, 1942 Naval battle over a tiny Allied base (Midway Atoll) Japanese wanted a surprise attack on Pacific fleet Americans were well prepared and sent three fleets to ambush the four carriers Only one carrier was lost for the Allies while all four were lost for the Japanese Click to return to index

Battle of Omaha Beach June 4, 1944 One of the five beaches used during the Normandy Invasion Disaster struck Landing craft missed target Air Support missed target 2,400 casualties Click to return to index

Battle of Stalingrad August 23, February 2, 1943 Major offensive by the Axis 1,000 tons of bombs were dropped by German Luftwaffe Germans held 90% of city for most of the battle Close-quarter building to building fighting One of the bloodiest battles in history Estimated million casualties. Click to return to index

Battle of Okinawa April 1-June Allies wanted it for its close proximity to Japan Largest amphibious assault of WWII 90% of island was destroyed U.S. Losses-62,000 Japan Losses-90,000 Click to return to index

Battle of Berlin April 16-May 2, 1945 Soviet Army offensive into Germany May 2, Germans surrendered Unofficial end to the war Suicide of Hitler German casualties as many as 458,000 Soviet casualties:81,116 Click to return to index

Battle of Coral Sea May 4-May 8, 1942 Japanese offensive on Solomon islands met at Coral Sea First naval engagement in which the ships never fired directly at one another Let aircraft do the fighting Allied forces casualties-543 Japanese casualties-1,074 Click to return to index

Multiple Choice! What was one of the bloodiest battles in history that had between 1.75 and 2 million casualties? A.Battle of BerlinBattle of Berlin B.Battle of StalingradBattle of Stalingrad C.Battle of Omaha BeachBattle of Omaha Beach D.Battle of the BulgeBattle of the Bulge

Incorrect Sorry! Battle of Berlin is not the right answer. The Battle of Berlin had around 500,000 casualties Click to try again!

Correct! The Battle of Stalingrad is right! It was a major offensive by the Axis lasting almost six months! Click to return to title

Incorrect Sorry the Battle of Omaha Beach is incorrect. This battle had only 2400 casualties Click to try again!

Incorrect Sorry the Battle of the Bulge is incorrect. This battle had 81,000 casualties. Click to try again!