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Operation barbarosa was the greatest land war in recorded history began on June 22, 1941. By 1943 the soviets were pretty much in control and they were slowly pushing the germans back. Battle of Leningrad. On August 30th of 1941, the germans took over leningrads railroads, cutting them off from the rest of Russion and the world. The only way for Leningrad to get supplies was through airdrop or crossing lake Ladoga. Between November 1941 and October 1942, 641,000 people died of starvation. People resorted to eating rats. wallpaper paste and in some cases human flesh.

Erwin Rommel-the desert fox. famous German general that fought in Africa. Bernard Montgomery. British general that fought in africa and europe. George Patton Died in a car crash in Germany after WWII.

Tuskegee Intitute. The famous group of pilots in WWII. black men that flew bombing missions in Italy. Dwight Eisenhower Was about third in charge. Very powerfull guy in the military.

The battle of the bulge was during the winter months. The codest, snowiest weather in memory in the ardennes forest on the German, Belgium border. Among the worst terms of loss for the americans on the European front.

The battle of Coral sea was kind of a stale mate but since Japan didnt win the US kind of considered it was a win for America. It was a navy battle but it was mostly an airplane battle with dogfighting and bombing of eachothers ships using airplanes.

Chester Nimitz. The admiral of the navy against Japan. THe navy is basically why we wont that war. bruns thinks he deserves some credit. THe battle of midway. A small little island. This battle took place in June 1942. Since we beat Japan we basically turned the war around. It was a small little island.

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