Map by Lisa Orban

Midway Atoll, United States Minor Outlying Islands

orbanl — 2025-03-11 16:58:56 UTC

Before the Allies could go on the offensive, they first had to stop Japanese expansion, which they achieved at the Battle of Midway in June 1942. The Europe First strategy disadvantaged Pacific commanders, so the Allies had to take a defensive strategy in the Pacific. The Americans intercepted a Japanese message detailing plans for a major offensive, and they discovered that Japan's target was the U.S. base at Midway, a pair of islands about 1,200 miles northwest of Pearl Harbor. With this knowledge, the navy lay in wait for the Japanese fleet.

Although Japanese naval strategists hoped to destroy the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Midway—their plan since Doolittle's raid on Tokyo—the U.S. Navy won a resounding victory there. American planes flying from Midway and three additional aircraft carriers demolished the enemy force, destroying all four Japanese carriers, a cruiser, and approximately 300 aircraft. Japan never recovered from the heavy losses of its carriers and experienced pilots. The Battle of Midway was Japan's last offensive action—from that point on, Japan would focus on defense.

Okinawa, Japan

orbanl — 2025-03-11 17:05:10 UTC

Allied push through the Pacific steadily shrank Japan's defensive perimeter around its home islands, a security net that would all but disappear if the Allies could capture the key islands of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. The Allies mounted a huge attack on Okinawa in April 1945. Over 1,200 American and British ships, 40 aircraft carriers, and an army-marine force of 182,000 soldiers attacked Okinawa. The bloody combat of the Battle of Okinawa, much of it hand-to-hand, continued for two months. The battle claimed the lives of 12,000 American soldiers, and more than 100,000 Japanese. This was part of the strategy to offer a place for B-29s and other bomber planes to land learn Japan.

Iwo Jima, Iōjima, Ogasawara, Tokyo, Japan

orbanl — 2025-03-11 17:06:26 UTC

Allied push through the Pacific steadily shrank Japan's defensive perimeter around its home islands, a security net that would all but disappear if the Allies could capture the key islands of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Iwo Jima was the longest and bloodies battle of WWII. Nearly all 22,000 Japanese troops followed their commander's orders to fight to the death, and more than 6,800 American Troops died to secure the Island. The attack on Iwo Jima was part of a strategy to take and dismantle key islands for the Japanese to give the allies the advantages. The Allies wanted to do strategic bombing raids on Japan, so they needed this island.

Stalingrad, Russia

orbanl — 2025-03-11 17:11:30 UTC

The decision to invade North Africa had isolated the Soviets, so Hitler now had the opportunity to defeat the USSR with a summer offensive. Beginning in June 1942, Axis troops pushed farther into Soviet territory. German firebombs set most of Stalingrad aflame, but Stalin forbade his soldiers to retreat, ordering, "Not a step back!" By mid-September, Axis troops had trapped a large Soviet force in a strip of the city along the Volga. In November, the Soviet Red Army began a counteroffensive, because the Germans were not prepared for winter. In 1943, the remaining German force, starving and frozen, surrendered to the Soviets. Germany lost more than 200,000 troops in the battle of Stalingrad and more than a million Soviet soldiers died. The attack on Stalingrad was part of the Germany strategy to defeat the USSR since they were isolated due to the North Africa invasion.

Dunkirk, France

2025-03-14 13:03:06 UTC

British and French as the allies and Germany.mainly bombing carried out by German planes. About 68,000 allied soldiers died due to it.the outcome of the battle as dunkirk evacuation was a tactical victory for allies. He primary strategy used was a large scale evacuation operation

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

2025-03-14 13:12:48 UTC

It was a battle between Japan and USA. Japan drop the bombs on pearl harbor and 2,400 people died. Japan won the attack but the USA was overall. there was no allied defense

Normandy, Francia

2025-03-14 13:19:07 UTC

United States kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations.

The Battle of Normandy was an amphibious invasion that combined land, air and sea forces.

Over 425,000

The Allies gaining footholdin Europe and ultimately defeating Nazi Germany.

Deception air attacks and amphibious landings.

Ericka Lopez

Berlin, Germany

2025-03-14 13:30:59 UTC

What countries were involved in this battle

The soviet Red army against Germany.

What type of fighting was there?

-barricades and anti-tanks.

How many people died?

estimated over 60,000 soldiers died and at least 92,000 German soldiers missing.

what were the results of this battle?

The death of Adolf Hitler and victory of the Soviet union.

what were the strategy used for this battle?

A massive multi-pronged attack.

Brianna Juarez

Moscow, Russia

2025-03-14 13:34:30 UTC

The countries invloved were Soviet Union & Nazi Germany. The type of fighting was a mix of blitzkrieg tactics, armored spearheads & pincer movement, along with intense urban warfare & trench warfare. Around 25,000-400,000 were dead or wounded from Germany, and 600,000-1,300,000 were dead from the Red Army. The result of the battle was a crucial Soviet victory. A strategic defence followed by a decisive counteroffensive leveraging the harsh winter conditions and the deployment of Siberian troops to halt and ultimately repel the German advance.

Alisson