Europe

By r_jedlicka

  • Invasion of Poland

    German troops invaded Poland

  • Fall of France to Nazi Forces

    German assault on north-west Europe, known as the Battle of France, resulted in the capture and subjugation of not only France but three other countries

  • Rescue at Dunkirk

    Involved the rescue of more than 338,000 British and French soldiers from the French port of Dunkirk

  • London Blitz

    The Blitz, bombing campaign undertaken by Nazi Germany against Britain during World War II

  • Victory at Stalingrad

    The German 6th Army, finally capitulated after over five months of fighting, making it the first of Hitler's field armies to surrender in World War II.

  • Italian Campaign

    The Seventh United States Army and the British Eighth Army arrived with 180,000 men on 2,590 ships in "the largest sea-borne assault" of World War II

  • D-Day (Invasion of Normandy)

    Brought together the land, air, and sea forces of the allied armies, delivered five naval assault divisions to the beaches of Normandy, France.

  • Operation Market Garden

    Allied pursuit of Nazi Germany's forces across France, and strategic airborne attempt to advance into Germany

  • Battle of the Bulge

    Was a major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II

  • Victory in Europe Day

    In Moscow, it was already May 9, which became the Soviet Union's "Victory Day".