Twelve Little-Known Turning Points of World War II-- Part 1

From the November 19, 2010, Listverse.

12.  BATTLE OF THE HAGUE:  May 10, 1941.  German attack to get the Dutch to surrender.  Germans lost 125 transport aircraft and had a serious shortage of them for the rest of the war.

11.  OPERATION ISKRA:  Jan. 12-30, 1943.  Attempt to break through to Leningrad

10.  SIEGE OF LILLE:  June 1, 1940.  Dunkirk.  40,000 British troops fought off Germans for five days, giving time for evacuation of troops.

9.  OPERATION DRAGON:  Aug. 15, 1944-Sept. 14, 1944.  Allied invasion of southern France.  Overshadowed by D-Day.

--GreGen