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Invasion of Poland
World War II begins when Hitler invades poland which makes France and Britain declare war on Germany. After Germany conquers Poland. France falls in 1940, and not long after, almost the rest of Europe is conquered by the Nazis. -
Battle of Stalingrad
In the Battle of Stalingrad, four million troops poured over the Russian border. Within one month, over two and half million Russians had been killed, wounded or captured.The Germans continued to make huge advances into Russia. -
Battle of Midway
In a four day battle fought between aircraft based on giant aircraft carriers, the U.S. destroyed hundreds of Japanese planes and regained control of the Pacific. The Japanese continued to fight on, however, even after the war in Europe ended. the US Navy destroys 4 Japanese aircraft carriers. This was a crucial point in the Pacific War, with the US gaining the advantage over Japan. -
Operation Torch
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. The Soviet Union had pressed the U.S. and Britain to start operations in Europe and open a second front to reduce the pressure of German forces on the Soviet troops. -
D-Day
General Dwight Eisenhower led U.S. and Allied troops in an invasion of Normandy, France. The armies fought their way through France and Belgium and into Germany while Russian troops fought from the east. On May 7, 1945, Germany surrendered. -
Battle of Guam
The Second Battle of Guam, was the American capture of the Japanese held island of Guam, a United States territory, during the Pacific campaign of World War II. Although being considered a challenge for any attacker, Americans finally landed on both sides of the orote penisula on the western side of guam, planning to cut off airfield. -
The Battle of the Bulge.
The German army launched a counteroffensive that was intended to cut through the Allied forces in a manner that would turn the tide of the war in Hitler's favor. This battle is remembered historically as The Battle of the Bulge. It was located through the densely forested Ardennes mountain region of Wallonia in Belgium, and France and Luxembourg on the Western Front towards the end of World War II. -
Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference, was the World War II meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union, represented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and General Secretary Joseph Stalin, for the purpose of discussing Europe's post-war reorganization. The conference took place in the Livadia Palace near Yalta, -
Death of Adolf Hitler
German leader, Adolf Hitler, commits suicide with his mistress, shortly before Berlin falls to the Allies, and the Axis Powers surrender their European forces to the Allies. -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The Japanese fought on even after the war in Europe ended. which led Truman to decide to use the newly developed atomic bomb to end the war quickly and prevent more U.S. casualties.An atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945, killing about 78,000 people and injuring 100,000 more. On August 9, a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, killing another 40,000 people.
