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How Did The Allies Lose Ww2

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Sixty million people were killed in World War II. It was one of the biggest wars in history. Hitler became the dictator of Germany and the leader of the Nazi Party. The first concentration camp was then made in Oranienburg. This made other countries have to fight against Germany to win the war. There were many important battles that led to the Allied victory in World War II.
D-Day played a large part in the Allied victory of World War II. D-Day, also known as Operation Overlord, started June 6, 1944 and ended June 11th. It was when Canadian, British, and American ships attacked five beaches in Normandy, France. The beaches were heavily guarded and armed with machine guns and soldiers. There was a very long fight but after more than fifteen thousand casualties, the Allies took over the beaches. It was said that it was the …show more content…

It was when German soldiers invaded the Soviet Union. The Soviets had to defend Stalingrad to keep the Germans from advancing further into the Soviet Union. There were over two 2,000,000 casualties on both the Soviet and German sides. Some say that it marked the turn of the tide of the war for the Allies.
The Battle of the Bulge was when Germany launched a surprise attack on the Allies in the Ardennes Mountains. German soldiers tried to split up Allied armies with the attack. They were able to push through easily in the beginning. Although, it was when they reached important bridgeheads over River Meuse that they met Allied soldiers in the formation of a bulge. They were then defeated.
Operation Barbarossa was another crucial battle in World War II. It began on June 22, 1941 and ended on December 5th. It was when Germans invaded the Soviet Union in hopes of advancing farther. The Germans had three million soldiers, 3,500 tanks, and 150 divisions cross into the Soviet Union. The Soviets destroyed the German advance. It was considered the most crucial turning point in the

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