The Allies invade French North Africa in an attempt to draw the Axis away from Soviet attacks on the Eastern Front and gain control of the Mediterranean shipping lanes. READ MORE: Battle of Stalingrad Operation Torch: November 8-16, 1942 One of the longest, biggest and deadliest battles of the war, it ends with close to 2 million casualties, including civilians, with brutal winter weather and a Russian blockade causing many Germans to starve to death. In a conflict that marks the war's outcome tipping in the favor of the Allies, the Red Army defends the Russian city of Stalingrad from German attack, bringing an end to the Axis's eastern Europe advances and handing it its first decisive defeat. forces invade Guadalcanal Battle of Stalingrad, Augto February 2, 1943 The Allies lose 29 ships and 7,100 soldiers. But with reinforcements arriving, hand-to-hand jungle combat follows with Japan finally retreating six months later, with 31,000 casualties and the loss of 38 ships. forces launch a surprise attack, taking control of the airfield and forcing the Japanese into initial retreat. Weeks after Japan begins building a strategic airfield on Guadalcanal, part of the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific Ocean, U.S. READ MORE: 5 Things You Might Not Know About the Battle of Midway Battle of the Guadalcanal Campaign: Augto February 9, 1943 forces, including dive bombers, attack, sinking four of Japan's aircraft carriers and the victory serves as a turning point in the conflict. In one of America's most important World War II naval wins, American intelligence is able to break codes to thwart a Japanese attack on the US. WATCH: Battle of Midway Tactical Overview - World War II READ MORE: Operation Barbarossa Battle of Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 After a series of gains and losses on both sides during harsh weather, the Germans are eventually beaten back and forced to retreat.
In preparation, the Soviets fortify the city and bring in reinforcements.
READ MORE: Soviet forces penetrate the Siege of Leningrad Battle of Moscow: Octoto January 7, 1942įollowing Germany's Operation Barbarossa, an invasion of the Soviet Union, the Axis launches a campaign to capture the capital city of Moscow before winter sets in.
As the Red Army finally begins to break through the blockade, the siege ends and the city is freed, but approximately 800,000 civilians die, most from hunger. With supplies, water, electricity and transportation cut off, 1.3 million people are evacuated. Petersburg), the second-biggest Soviet city and a major center of industry. German and Finnish soldiers begin a nearly 900-day siege and blockade of Leningrad (now St.
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