First Battles
The 1939 invasion by Germany, widely considered the event that began World War II in Europe, is referred to as?
The Invasion of Poland
This December 1944 battle was Germany’s final major offensive on the Western Front.
Battle of the Bulge
This 1944 amphibious invasion opened a major Western Front in France.
Normandy
This German leader ordered the Ardennes offensive known as the Battle of the Bulge.
Adolf Hitler
This battle prevented Germany from gaining air superiority.
Battle of Britain
This 1941 battle marked a major German attempt to capture the Soviet capital before winter.
Battle of Moscow
This 1944 invasion of France created a second major front in Western Europe.
Normandy
This brutal Soviet victory in 1943 became a turning point on the Eastern Front.
Stalingrad
This British prime minister inspired resistance during the Battle of Britain.
Winston Churchill
This battle is remembered for the phrase “Not one step back” as Soviet forces defended the city.
Stalingrad
What tactics were first used on a large scale during the invasion of Poland?
Blitzkrieg tactics
This difficult 1944 battle in Italy centered around a monastery on high ground.
Battle of Monte Cassino
This battle in late 1944 was Germany’s last major offensive in Western Europe.
Battle of the Bulge
This Soviet leader was in power during the battles of Moscow, Stalingrad, and Kursk.
Joseph Stalin
This Italian campaign battle was centered around a heavily defended monastery.
Battle of Monte Cassino
This battle in 1940 saw the Royal Air Force prevent a German invasion of Britain.
Battle of Britain
This May 1945 event officially marked Germany’s defeat in Europe.
V-E Day
Often called the largest tank battle in history, this 1943 clash ended Germany’s offensive power in the East.
Battle of Kursk
This U.S. general commanded Allied forces during Operation Torch and later the Normandy invasion.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
This 1941 battle helped stop Germany’s advance just outside the Soviet capital.
Battle of Moscow
This battle became one of the first major German defeats.
Battle of Moscow
These two late-war battles in 1944 greatly weakened Germany in both France and the Ardennes region.
Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge
This North African invasion in 1942 marked the first major American ground offensive against Germany.
Operation Torch
This German field marshal led forces in North Africa before later being linked to anti-Hitler plots.
Erwin Rommel
This Soviet commander helped direct the encirclement of the German Sixth Army at Stalingrad.
Georgy Zhukov