World War II

Invation of Poland

Sep 1, 1939

Germany invades Poland's eastern front using Blitzkgieg.

Invasion of France

May 10, 1940

Germany invades France through the Arden forest. French troops evacuate to Dunkirk.

Siege of Malta

Jun 11, 1940

The fight for control of the island of malta. Strategic island. Decisive allied victory.

Battle of Britan

Jul 10, 1940

The first campaign only fought by air. The Luftwaffe bombed Britan for weeks.

Operatrion Sealion (proposed)

Sep 17, 1940

German plan for the invasion of England. Called off and was never carried out.

Operation Barbarossa

Jun 22, 1941

Nazi's invation of the Soviet Union. 4.5 Million Axis troops invaded the U.S.S.R. This Operation Failed.

Battle of Lenningrad

Sep 8, 1941

Germany tried to capture Lenningrad. Soviets still won.

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

It was a Japaneese suprise attack on a U.S. Naval Base in the pacific. 2,402 military were killed.

Operation Sledghammer

Apr 12, 1942

Allied plan for an invation of Europe in responce to German or Soviet collapse. Never happened.

Battle of Coral Sea

May 4, 1942

Japaneese navy vs. Allied navy. Japaneese tactical victory, Allies stratigic victory.

Battle of Midway

Jun 4, 1942

Allies attacked Japaneese navl fleet. Resulted in Decisive Allied Victory.

Battle of Stalingrad

Jul 17, 1942

Germany fights Soviet Union for the control of Stalingrad. Soviet Victory.

Battle of Guatalcanal

Aug 7, 1942

Allied plan to protect convoy routes between Autralian and America. Resulted in Allied victory.

The second battle of El Alamein

Oct 23, 1942

Turning point in the war. Ended Axis hopes of occuping Egypt and crushing their hopes of aquiring the Middle Eastern Oil Fields. Allied Victory.

Operation Torch

Nov 8, 1942

American and Britan invation of North Africa. Resulted in Allied victory

Battle of Tarawa

Nov 20, 1943

First American offensive in the Central Pacific region. American Victory.

Anzio Landing

Jan 22, 1944

Allied amphibious landing against the Axis forces in Italy. Allied victory.

D-Day

Jun 6, 1944

The Allies land on Omaha beach and begin the American assault on Axis Europe. Decisive Allied victory.

Operation Market Garden

Sep 17, 1944

Largest airborne operation of all time. Allied paratroopers landed in Germany and the Netherlands. They tried to capture bridges to allow armored advancedment. Operation Failure.

Battle of the Bulge

Dec 16, 1944

German offencive launched at the end of the war. Resulting in an Allied victory.

Battle of Iwo Jima

Feb 19, 1945

U.S. invation and capture of the Island of Iwo Jima from Japan. We win.

Battle of Okinawa

Apr 1, 1945

Islands of Okinawa. It was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific. 82 days of fighting resulted in Allied victory. Japan lost 100,000 troops.

The Battle of Berlin

Apr 16, 1945

The final major offensive in WW2 on the European front. Soviets vs. Germans. Decisive Soviet Victory.

Hitler's Suicide

Apr 30, 1945

Commited suicide by gunshot in his Fuhrerbunker in Berlin. His wife Eva also commited suicide. The bodies were burned in the Reich Chancellery garden outside his house.

VE Day

May 8, 1945

Allies formally accept the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of Nazi Germany.

Hiroshima

Aug 6, 1945

The Nuclear weapon "Little Boy" was dropped on the Japaneese city of Hiroshima. 90,000 to 166,000 people died. Allied Victory.

Nagasaki

Aug 9, 1945

U.S. dropped the nuclear weapon "Fat Man" on Nagasaki. 60-80,000 people died. 6 days after Japan Surrendered. Allied Victory.

VJ Day

Aug 15, 1945

The end of the war. Japaneese surrended to the Allies.