![]() ![]() The military campaign of Operation Barbarossa would last almost 6 months, and see Hitler's forces take heavy loses in the bitter Russian winter. At this point of World War 2, Hitler seemed almost unstoppable as several European countries came under his control from 1939 onward. Despite this, Hitler ordered an already planned invasion to occur. Interestingly, both nations had previously signed documents explicitly stating they would not attack each other, otherwise known as a "non-aggression pact". On 22 June, 1941, 4 million Axis soldiers invaded the western border of the Soviet Union along an 1800 mile front line. This battle was deemed an Allied victory, but it also set the stage for a long, drawn out trench war. Despite the massive number of troops, casualties only reached a combined 150,000 for both sides. This battle involved 1.1 million troops from France and The United Kingdom, as well as approximately 1.5 million troops from the German Empire. This Battle is also known as "The Miracle of the Marne", due to the notion that Allied countries and troops were overwhelmed by German forces early on during the war. The Battle of the Marne was a battle during World War 1 that took place from 7 September until 12 September 1914. This battle lead to a decisive victory for the Allied troops, setting up 5 beach heads in which operations into the European continent could commence. Casualties for the Allied invading force were up to 10,000 men (4414 Allied soldiers confirmed dead) and approximate casualties for the Axis troops hover between 4,000 and 9,000. The operation was code-named Operation Neptune. In the planning stages, the Allied troops divided the coastline into 5 sectors - naming them Gold, Juno, Omaha, Sword, and Utah. This would become (and still is to this day), the largest invading force by sea in human history. D-Day - World War IIĪfter a campaign of aerial and naval bombardment in the days leading up to the landing, 24,000 Allied troops invaded a 50 mile stretch of coastline in Nazi occupied Normandy, Northern France, on June 6, 1944. Casualties have been approximated to 377,231 French and 337,000 German, with both sides losing a combined 70,000 troops per month. This battle was also extremely costly for each party involved, and some argue that Germany could not recover from this failed invasion economically. The viciousness of this battle is well documented - many troops from both sides deserted due to the extremely poor conditions as well as suffering "shell shock". German forces were optimistic in the fact they believed if France was captured, the United Kingdom would seek peace, or be defeated. This battle took place on the 21th of February and lasted until 18 December, 1916. The Battle of Verdun was the largest, as well as longest, battle of World War 1. This battle also made it possible for the Soviet Union to conduct its eventual offences into German territory during 1944. This battle involved the largest tank and armored vehicle clashes in history, and ended with the Soviet Union reclaiming much of its own land that had been captured during Operation Barbarossa. Casualties were much more balanced for both sides during this battle the Nazis lost almost 200,000 men and the Soviet Union lost almost 250,000. Kursk saw around 6,000 tanks, up to 2,000,000 troops, and approximately 4,000 aircraft battling for this strategic piece of land within the Soviet Union. The Battle of Kursk took place from July 5 until August 23 of 1943 in the city of Kursk, located in the Western Soviet Union. ![]() Casualties for the Axis troops range between 170,000 and 400,000 and casualties for the Soviet Union are thought to have been as high as 700,000! 9. Moscow is even referred to as "Hero City" today, for the sacrifices people made in order to defeat the Nazis. This battle has symbolic meaning within Russian culture and history. The defensive posture that the Soviet troops had set up frustrated Hitler and his armed forces, turning this battle into somewhat of a stalemate in terms of military goals for the Nazi troops. This battle started during October of 1941, and raged until January of 1942. ![]() Battle of Moscow - World War IIĬapturing Moscow, the capital city of the Soviet Union, was one of the main goals during the Nazi invasion of the country (Operation Barbarossa). Here are 10 of the most important battles of the World Wars. Many of these battles during the World Wars had a lasting significance upon the economies, society, and armed forces of those involved. ![]()
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