Most Important Battles of WW2 - Statistics

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Hint Battle % Correct
The deadliest battle in world history Battle of Stalingrad
95%
The battle during which the Japanese carrier fleet was wiped out Battle of Midway
83%
The last major German offensive of the war Battle of the Bulge
82%
The second beachfront that the Americans were responsible for taking on D-Day Omaha
76%
This successful evacuation of the entire British army from a port in Northern France was praised by the Allies, and kept Britain in the war Battle of Dunkirk
69%
The largest tank battle in history Battle of Kursk
64%
The beachfront that the Canadians were responsible for taking on D-Day Juno
59%
The second beachfront that the British were responsible for taking on D-Day Sword
58%
The German Luftwaffe's aerial dominance over the English channel was directly challenged and broken, preventing Operation Sea Lion Battle of Britain
57%
The first beachfront that the Americans were responsible for taking on D-Day Utah
57%
The second of two battles in the region surrounding this town that was decisive in deciding the fate of Egypt Second Battle of El Alamein
55%
The first beachfront that the British were responsible for taking on D-Day Gold
54%
This operation to regain the Netherlands by the Allies, which was notably made up of a majority paratrooper force, was a massive failure Operation Market Garden
43%
A naval and ground battle that saw more Japanese deaths by starvation than actual combat; also saw the death of Yamamoto when his plane was shot done Battle of Guadalcanal
31%
The naval engagement that prevented Japan from invading Australia Battle of the Coral Sea
31%
The final battle of the war which saw Germany's final major defeat in the war and resulted in mass-rape by Russian forces Battle of Berlin
28%
The siege that saw over 4,000,000 total casualties and lasted for over two years Siege of Leningrad
23%
One of the last battles of the war, it was the only conflict during which American forces and German forces fought side-by-side Battle for Castle Itter
10%
This battle saw the encirclement of over 400,000 Soviet soldiers near the beginning of Operation Barbarossa Battle of Kiev
9%
The first major engagements between American and Axis forces in the war Battle of Kasserine Pass
8%
The naval battle in which both the battleship Bismarck and the battleship Hood were sunk Battle of the Denmark Strait
8%
This battle in Belgium and the Netherlands led to the Allies regaining the city of Antwerp, which greatly assisted in supply for Allied troops Battle of the Scheldt
3%
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