https://padlet.com/nisa_sabrina/z5y6upkugp4bi99 Made a map of the signficant battles in WWII en-us 2020-08-10 15:45:54 UTC 2020-09-03 01:50:21 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/nisa_sabrina/z5y6upkugp4bi99/wish/675152687 Pacific Theatre (1941)
The Japanese conducted a surprise air raid on a US harbour, which hosted large amounts of aircraft carriers and battleships. The battle temporary crippled US naval capabilities, but the US eventually recovered.]]> 2020-08-11 02:53:34 UTC https://padlet.com/nisa_sabrina/z5y6upkugp4bi99/wish/675152687 https://padlet.com/nisa_sabrina/z5y6upkugp4bi99/wish/675158218 European Theatre (1940)
In order to achieve dominance in the air, Hitler's Luftwaffe was ordered to eliminate air capabilities of the RAF and bomb the UK into submission and peace negotiations, however Britons steadfastly refused peace and continued to fight German planes in the skies and eventually drive them out, with heavy civilian losses.]]> 2020-08-11 03:00:18 UTC https://padlet.com/nisa_sabrina/z5y6upkugp4bi99/wish/675158218 https://padlet.com/nisa_sabrina/z5y6upkugp4bi99/wish/675161526 Pacific Theatre (1942)
After securing Malaya and the East Indies, and defeating the combined US-Dutch-Australian Pacific fleet, the IJN pursued the remnants into Australian territory and South-West of the Pacific, however the Japanese fleet was intercepted by a combined US-Australian fleet which routed the Japanese from the battle, forcing them to abandon plans for Southwestern Pacific expansion.]]> 2020-08-11 03:04:48 UTC https://padlet.com/nisa_sabrina/z5y6upkugp4bi99/wish/675161526 https://padlet.com/nisa_sabrina/z5y6upkugp4bi99/wish/675168479 Pacific Theatre (1942)
Six months after Pearl Harbour and just a month after the Coral Sea, The Imperial Japanese Navy searched for a decisive blow that would secure Yamamoto's plan for Pacific expansion, the only force stopping them are the remnants of the US Pacific fleet stationed in Pearl Harbour. The US decided to make a stand near Midway Atoll and managed to not only turn tail the Japanese fleet, but also sinking its mighty aircraft carries in the process.]]> 2020-08-11 03:13:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nisa_sabrina/z5y6upkugp4bi99/wish/675168479 https://padlet.com/nisa_sabrina/z5y6upkugp4bi99/wish/675175404 European Theatre (1944)
while the Soviets were able to push back the German offensive to Moscow, the allies knew that Germany could be able to defend Soviet counter attacks unless they opened another front. Normandy was chosen to be the landing spot for allied troops and D-Day was to be set on June 6th, 1944. The Allied US, UK, Canadian and other forces were able to secure Landing Zones in five different beaches, securing the Allies onto opening another front against the Germans.]]> 2020-08-11 03:22:33 UTC https://padlet.com/nisa_sabrina/z5y6upkugp4bi99/wish/675175404 https://padlet.com/nisa_sabrina/z5y6upkugp4bi99/wish/695994997 European Theatre (1942-1943)
The German objective to reach the Arkhangelsk–Astrakhan line requires them to attack the city of Stalingrad, but fierce Russian defence force the Germans to rethink their strategy or suffer a Pyrrhic victory.]]> 2020-08-24 21:19:23 UTC https://padlet.com/nisa_sabrina/z5y6upkugp4bi99/wish/695994997 https://padlet.com/nisa_sabrina/z5y6upkugp4bi99/wish/696313592 European Theatre (1943)
As an initiative to open more fronts against the Axis, Italy was chosen because of its vulnerability in the Mediterranean as Europe's "soft underbelly", however this was met with criticism as throughout history invasions of Italy should be conducted to be "worn like a boot", that is to enter from Piedmont and advance down to Sicily, a strategy which the allies abandoned, and costed them high casualties despite a victory.]]> 2020-08-25 01:32:26 UTC https://padlet.com/nisa_sabrina/z5y6upkugp4bi99/wish/696313592 https://padlet.com/nisa_sabrina/z5y6upkugp4bi99/wish/696440298 European Theatre (1944-1945)
Hitler's "Big Counter-Attack" was promised to turn the tide of the war for the Germans, yet defiant American defence had halted the Nazi horde, and the Americans would spend the Winter in celebration as the enemy routs back to their homeland. ]]> 2020-08-25 03:13:55 UTC https://padlet.com/nisa_sabrina/z5y6upkugp4bi99/wish/696440298 https://padlet.com/nisa_sabrina/z5y6upkugp4bi99/wish/696441518 Pacific Theatre
The decisive battles of the coral sea and Midway motivated the US Navy and Marines to push control over more pacific islands held by Japanese forces, intel provides knowledge that most frontline Japanese troops are stationed in Guadalcanal, which prompted the US to launch a large invasion of the Island]]> 2020-08-25 03:15:00 UTC https://padlet.com/nisa_sabrina/z5y6upkugp4bi99/wish/696441518 https://padlet.com/nisa_sabrina/z5y6upkugp4bi99/wish/710702817 Pacific theatre (1945)
Iwo Jima marked Japan's last stand in an isolated war of a combined coalition between American, British Australian, Dutch, French and Chinese forces in the Pacific. The loss is damaging to Japanese Strongholds in the Pacific and paved way for Victory in the pacific.]]> 2020-09-01 03:22:10 UTC https://padlet.com/nisa_sabrina/z5y6upkugp4bi99/wish/710702817 https://padlet.com/nisa_sabrina/z5y6upkugp4bi99/wish/716719684 Pacific Theatre (1945)
The bombing of Hiroshima marked one of the only two times in history that atomic bombs were launched against a faction, and the damage caused had visualised all nations worldwide of the impact of MWD's leading Japan to surrender the war.]]> 2020-09-03 01:47:47 UTC https://padlet.com/nisa_sabrina/z5y6upkugp4bi99/wish/716719684