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was a crucial air campaign fought between Britain's Royal Air Force and Nazi Germany's Luftwaffe, It was the first major battle fought entirely in the air, with Germany aiming to gain air superiority over the English Channel and southern England to prepare for an invasion of Great Britain following the fall of France, preventing a German invasion and marking a turning point in World War II. -
a surprise military strike by the Japanese navy on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, the attack killed over 2,400 Americans, severely damaged the fleet, and was the catalyst for the United States to enter World War II the next day. -
was a pivotal naval battle in World War II where the U.S. Navy decisively defeated the Imperial Japanese Navy, this American victory turned the tide of the war in the Pacific by crippling Japan's naval power and halting its expansion. -
was a brutal and decisive military campaign during World War II between Nazi Germany and its Axis allies and the Soviet Union, favored the rivals and ended with the complete surrender of German forces and the destruction of their reputation for invincibility. -
was a major and brutal confrontation on the Eastern Front of World War II between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, the battle was characterized by intense urban combat, massive casualties, and a successful Soviet counteroffensive that encircled and destroyed the German Sixth Arm -
was a major battle in World War II fought, a fierce, prolonged campaign where U.S. Marines fought to capture the island from Japanese forces, who had fortified it with extensive underground tunnels and pillboxes, the battle resulted in a costly U.S. victory and was one of the bloodiest in Marine Corps history -
was the largest and bloodiest battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II, fought between Allied forces and Japanese forces, the battle was the final major island assault before the anticipated invasion of Japan and resulted in enormous casualties for all sides.