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25. Spitfire- The Super marine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal
Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. It was used between
1939-1945 and was used as an interceptor aircraft.
26. Radar- is an object detection system which uses radio waves to determine the range, altitude,
direction, or speed of objects. It’s been used since 1904, primarily for military operations.
27. Ultra- was the designation adopted by British military intelligence in June 1941 for wartime signals
intelligence obtained by breaking high-level encrypted enemy radio and teleprompter communications.
28. The Blitz- was the sustained strategic bombing of the United Kingdom by Germany during the
Second World War. Between 7 September 1940 and 21 May 1941 there were major raids on 16 British
cities over a period of 267 days.
29. Winter War- was a military conflict between the Soviet Union and Finland. The conflict began with a
Soviet offensive on 30 November 1939 and ending on 13 March 1940 with the Moscow Peace Treaty.
The Soviet Union attacked because it wanted part of Finland back that it lost.
30. Barbarossa- was the code name for Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during the Second World
War. Beginning on 22 June 1941 and ending 5 December 1941. The ambitious operation was driven by
Adolf Hitler's persistent desire to conquer the Soviet territories.
31. North African Campaign- During the Second World War, the North African Campaign took place in
North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943. It included campaigns fought in the Libyan and Egyptian
deserts also in Algeria and Tunisia. These battles were fought because of the colonial interests in Africa.
32. General Erwin Rommel- (15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944), popularly known as The Desert Fox
was a German Field Marshal of World War II. Rommel is regarded as having been a humane and
professional officer.
33. General Montgomery- was a British Army officer that was alive from 17 November 1887 – 24 March
1976. He had been given responsibility for planning the D-Day invasion in Normandy.
34. El Alamein- was a battle of the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War, fought on the
northern coast of Egypt between Axis and allied forces.
35. General D.D. Eisenhower- was the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961. He had
previously been a five-star general in the United States Army during World War II and served as
Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe.
36. Operation Torch- was the British–American invasion of French North Africa in World War II during
the North African Campaign, started on 8 November 1942 and ending November 16 1942. It would clear
the Axis Powers from North Africa, improve naval control of the Mediterranean Sea and prepare for an
invasion of Southern Europe in 1943.
37. Africa Corps- was the German expeditionary force in Libya and Tunisia during the North African
Campaign of World War II. They were there from 12 February 1941 – 13 May 1943. Afrika Korps was a
distinct and principal component Throughout the North African campaign.
38. Franklin Roosevelt- also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States
(1933–1945) and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century leading the United States
during a time of worldwide economic depression and total war.
39. Cash and Carry- was a policy requested by U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt at a special
session of the United States Congress on September 21, 1939. It only pertained to materials that could
not be used in war efforts. The U.S. economy was rebounding at this time, following the Great
Depression, but there was still a need for industrial manufacturing jobs. The cash and carry program
helped to solve this issue and in turn Great Britain benefited from the purchase of arms and other
goods.
40. Lend Lease-was the law that started a program under which the United States of America supplied
the United Kingdom, the USSR, Republic of China, Free France, and other Allied nations with materiel
between 1941 and 1945.
41. Battle of Atlantic- the Battle of the Atlantic was the longest continuous military campaign in World
War II, running from 1939 to the defeat of Germany in 1945. At its core was the Allied naval blockade of
Germany, announced the day after the declaration of war, and Germany's subsequent counterblockade.
42. U-Boat- military submarines operated by Germany, particularly in World War I and World War II.
Although at times they were efficient fleet weapons against enemy naval warships, they were most
effectively used in an economic warfare role, commerce raiding, enforcing a naval blockade against
enemy shipping, attacking merchant ships from the beginning of the war until the surrender of
Germany.
43. Battle of Stalingrad- the Battle of Stalingrad was a major and decisive battle of World War II in which
Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in the
southwestern Soviet Union. The battle took place between August 23, 1942 and February 2, 1943 and
was one of the bloodiest battles in the history of warfare.
44. The Italian Campaign- was the name of Allied operations in and around Italy, from 1943 to the end of
the war in Europe. Allied forces were operationally responsible for all Allied land forces in the
Mediterranean theatre, and it planned and commanded the invasion of Sicily and the campaign on the
Italian mainland until the surrender of German forces in Italy in May 1945.
45. Salerno- Allied landing on Italy on 3 September 1943.Salerno was one of the main cities in The Allied
Invasion of Italy concluded as operation avalanche.
46. The Second Front- The second front refers to Stalin's wish for the western allies open another front
in Europe in 1942 against the Germans to take the pressure of the Russians on the Eastern Front.
47. Operation Overlord- was the code name for the Battle of Normandy, the operation that launched
the invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II by Allied forces. The operation
commenced on 6 June 1944 with the Normandy landings and ended on 25 August 1944.\
48. Utah, Omaha, Gold- Omaha and Utah were the main landings of the Americans with gold beach
being primarily based on British troops they were three of the five spots in the Normandy invasion it
took place on 6 June 1944.
49. Operation Market Garden- (17–25 September 1944) was an unsuccessful Allied military operation,
fought in the Netherlands and Germany in the Second World War. It was the largest airborne operation
up to that time. Field Marshal Montgomery's goal was to force an entry into Germany and over the
Rhine.
50. Battle of the Bulge- was a major German offensive launched through 16 December 1944 – 25
January 1945 was a major German offensive launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of
Wallonia in Belgium, and France and Luxembourg on the Western Front towards the end of World War
II. The Battle of the Bulge was the largest and bloodiest battle fought by the United States in World War
II.