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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe, responsible for leading the D-Day invasion.
Vasily Zaytsev
A celebrated Soviet sniper and hero of the Battle of Stalingrad.
Bernard Montgomery
A British general who played a key role in the victories at El Alamein and Normandy.
George Patton
A prominent U.S. general known for his leadership in North Africa, Sicily, and Europe.
George C. Marshall
U.S. Army Chief of Staff who was crucial in organizing the American war effort.
Omar Bradley
A U.S. general who led forces during the Normandy invasion and the Battle of the Bulge.
Erwin Rommel
Nicknamed the 'Desert Fox', he was a German general known for his pivotal role in North Africa.
Audie Murphy
The most decorated U.S. soldier of WWII, he later became a well-known Hollywood actor.
Douglas MacArthur
Led the Pacific campaign during WWII and oversaw Japan's surrender.
Roza Shanina
A highly skilled Soviet female sniper who distinguished herself in battle.
Chester Nimitz
Admiral of the U.S. Navy, who played a crucial role in commanding the Pacific fleet.
Tuskegee Airmen
The first African-American military aviators in the U.S. Armed Forces, known for their excellence.
Navajo Code Talkers
Utilized the Navajo language to create an unbreakable code for secure communication.
Joseph Stalin
Soviet leader who led the USSR against Nazi Germany.
Benito Mussolini
Italian fascist dictator and ally of Adolf Hitler.
Adolf Hitler
Leader of Nazi Germany, responsible for the Holocaust and initiating WWII.
Hermann Goering
A leading Nazi official and head of the Luftwaffe.
Rudolph Hess
Deputy Führer of Nazi Germany, imprisoned for life after the war.
Adolf Eichmann
Key architect behind the implementation of the Holocaust.
Francisco Franco
Spanish dictator who remained neutral during World War II.
Hideki Tojo
Japanese Prime Minister who led military expansion during the war.
Neville Chamberlain
British Prime Minister known for his policy of appeasement towards Hitler.
Winston Churchill
British Prime Minister crucial to the Allied victory in WWII.
Harry Truman
U.S. President who ordered the atomic bombings of Japan.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U.S. President during most of WWII, leading the country through the Great Depression and the war.
A. Philip Randolph
Civil rights leader who advocated for desegregation in the military.
Dunkirk
The evacuation of Allied soldiers from France in 1940.
Battle of Britain
The air battle in which Britain successfully resisted German bombing.
The Blitz
The German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom.
Stalingrad
The turning point in the Eastern Front, marked by a decisive Soviet victory.
Operation Torch
The Allied invasion of North Africa.
Battle of the Atlantic
The naval conflict against German U-boats that extended throughout the war.
Operation Mincemeat
A deception plan aimed at misleading the Nazis about the Allied invasion.
Operation Overlord (D-Day)
The Allied invasion of Normandy, beginning on June 6, 1944.
Operation Cobra
The breakout operation from Normandy after D-Day.
Operation Market Garden
A failed airborne operation in the Netherlands.
Battle of the Bulge
The last major German offensive campaign of WWII.
Operation Greif
A German attempt to infiltrate Allied lines during the Battle of the Bulge.
July 20th Plot
The failed assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler.
El Alamein
A major battle in North Africa that resulted in a British victory.
The Italian Campaign
The series of battles fought to liberate Italy from Axis forces, which led to Mussolini's downfall.
Dresden Firestorm
The controversial bombing of the German city of Dresden.
Normandy Invasion
The largest amphibious invasion in history conducted by Allied forces on June 6, 1944.
Operation Neptune
The naval component of Operation Overlord, which involved transporting troops and supplies to Normandy.
V-E Day
Victory in Europe Day, celebrated on May 8, 1945, marking the official surrender of Nazi Germany.
Island Hopping
A military strategy used by the Allies in the Pacific to capture strategic islands while bypassing others.
Battle of Midway
A crucial naval battle in June 1942 that turned the tide against Japan in the Pacific theater.
Nuremberg Trials
The set of military tribunals held after WWII to prosecute prominent leaders of Nazi Germany.
War Crimes
Acts that breach international law, including genocide and crimes against humanity, judged at the Nuremberg Trials.
D-Day Beaches
The five beaches (Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword) where Allied forces landed on June 6, 1944.
Kamikaze
Japanese suicide pilots who deliberately crashed their planes into enemy targets during WWII.
Holocaust
The systematic genocide of six million Jews and millions of others by Nazi Germany during WWII.
Battle of Guadalcanal
The first major offensive by Allied forces against Japan, occurring from 1942 to 1943.
Bataan Death March
The forced march of American and Filipino prisoners of war by the Imperial Japanese Army in 1942.
Lend-Lease Act
A policy that allowed the U.S. to supply Allied nations with war material before the U.S. entered WWII.
Operation Barbarossa
The code name for the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941.
V-J Day
Victory over Japan Day, commemorating Japan's surrender on September 2, 1945.
Home Front
The civilian sector of a country engaged in supporting a war effort.
Manhattan Project
A secret U.S. project aimed at developing atomic bombs during WWII.
Rationing
The controlled distribution of scarce resources, goods, or services during wartime.
Pearl Harbor
The surprise military attack by the Japanese on December 7, 1941, prompting U.S. entry into WWII.
The United Nations
An international organization founded in 1945 to promote peace and co-operation among countries.
Sicily Campaign
The Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943, which aimed to gain control of the Mediterranean.
Operation Sea Lion
Nazi Germany's plan to invade the United Kingdom that was never executed.
War Bonds
Debt securities issued by a government to finance military operations during wartime.
D-Day
The term commonly used to refer to the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944.
Munitions Industry
The sector involved in the production of weapons and military supplies.
Bletchley Park
The British site where codebreakers worked to decipher the German Enigma code during WWII.
Operation Barbarossa
The German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, which marked the beginning of a brutal conflict on the Eastern Front.
Soviet Union
The socialist state that played a major role in the defeat of Nazi Germany.
Iron Curtain
The term used to describe the division between the Soviet-controlled nations of Eastern Europe and the West.
Vichy France
The government established in France during WWII that collaborated with Nazi Germany.
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