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what happened at the Battle of Britain?
Hitlers plan was to lure Britain into the channel to have a battle, then, he tried to bomb airbases. Finally, he started to bomb towns and cities.
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What happened at operation Barbarossa?
Hitler planed to invade the USSR in the beginning of June 1941. He targeted Moscow, Stalingrad and Leningrad. The red army made it difficult to advance by destroying railways, buildings and crops.Whole factories were even dismantled & rebuilt further east
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What did Hitlers decision not to retreat at operation Barbarossa mean for the soilders?
Many of them froze to death as they were not prepared for the harsh weather conditions.
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What was operation Barbarossa a turning point?
From now on the Russians were able to push the Germans back towards Germany.
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When did D-Day happen?
June 6th 1944
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When did WWI start?
28th July 1914
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When did WWII start?
1st september 1939
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When did WWII end?
2nd september 1945
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When did WWI end?
11th November 1918
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When/where was Archduke Franz Ferdinad killed?
June 29th 1914 in Sarajevo
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What happened on D-Day?
America, Britain & Canada launched massive landings on the Normandy coast.
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How did Britain distract Germany on D-day?
They set up a deception the make it look like they were going to land in the Pas-de-Calais region when instead they were going to normandy.
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Which beaches did America land in on D-Day?
Utah and Omaha
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Which beaches did Britain land in on D-Day?
Gold and sword.
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Which beach did Canada land in on D-Day?
Juno
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Why did D-day happen?
The allies had air and sea superiority but they needed to make sure the Germans had difficulty to move reinforcements into Normandy easily.
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Who was the leader of britain in WW2
Winston Churchill
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Who was the leader of the USA in WW2
F.D Roosavelt
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Who was the leader of the USSR in WW2
Stalin
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When did the Dunkirk evacuation happen?
26th may - 4th June 1940
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What happened at Dunkirk?
Operation Dynamo, the evacuation from Dunkirk, involved the rescue of more than 338,000 British and French soldiers from the French port of Dunkirk between 26 May and 4 June 1940. The evacuation, sometimes referred to as the Miracle of Dunkirk, was a big
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When was the Battle of Stalingrad?
23 August 1942 - 2nd February 1943
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What happened at Stalingrad?
Soviet forces launched a counteroffensive against the Germans arrayed at Stalingrad in mid-November 1942. They quickly encircled an entire German army, more than 220,000 soldiers. In February 1943, after months of fierce fighting and heavy casualties, the
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