1. Major Battles of WWII Battle of Britain July – Sept. 1940 The first major WWII battle fought entirely by air force Fought over the British skies (southern and central Britain) Won by the Allies 1,547 Allied planes destroyed vs. 1,887 Axis planes http://app.discoveryeducation.com/search?Ntt=the+bombing+ of+great+britain

2. Battle of the Bulge Dec. 1944 – Jan. 1945 Last German offensive of the war Germans pushed through the Ardennes (Belgium) Germany wanted to split Allies in two and force surrender U.S. lost a lot of lives and Germany supplies were depleted Germany lost and led to their surrender a few months later http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=wwii+in+hd+b attle+of+the+bulge+&sm=1

3. Bombing of Dresden Bombing of a German city in Feb. 1945 four air raids that killed roughly 22,000 people in the city Germany surrenders shortly after controversial because of the civilians killed in the city http://app.discoveryeducation.com/search?Ntt=bombing+of+d resden#selItemsPerPage=40&intCurrentPage=0&No=0&N=429 4939062&Ne=&Ntt=bombing%2Bof%2Bdresden&Ns=&Nr=&br owseFilter=&indexVersion=&Ntk=All&Ntx=mode%252Bmatchal lpartial

4. Battle of Stalingrad Aug. 1942 – Feb. 1943 Turning point of the war Fought in present day Volgograd(Russia) one of the bloodiest battles in history over 2 million dead from both sides Soviet victory that forced Germany back http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YsC824lk4E

5. D-Day June 6, 1944 Allies land on Normandy beaches of France to gain a foothold in France to push the Germans out of France one of the largest military operations in history Allies lost at least 12,000 soldiers that day Allies gain beaches and entry point to France Germans pushed back http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPU4p7UQOtU http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Normandy%3 ASurviving+D-Day%28full+documentary%29HD+&sm=3