Events

  • Invasion of Poland

    in Poland and the Poland Campaign (German: Polenfeldzug) in Germany, was an invasion of Poland by Germany, the Soviet Union, and a small Slovak contingent that marked the start of World War II in Europe.
  • Battle of Atlantic

    was the longest continuous military campaign[4][5] in World War II, running from 1939 to the defeat of Germany in 1945.
  • Invasion of France

    n the Second World War, the Battle of France was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries, beginning on 10 May 1940, which ended the Phoney War.
  • Operation of sealion

    was Germany's plan to invade the United Kingdom during the Second World War, beginning in 1940
  • Battle of Britain

    literally "Air battle for England" or "Air battle for Great Britain") is the name given to the World War II air campaign waged by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) against the United Kingdom during the summer and autumn of 1940.
  • Nagasaki

    is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan
  • D Day

    D-Day), beginning at 6:30 AM British Double Summer Time (GMT+2). In planning, D-Day was the term used for the day of actual landing, which was dependent on final approval.
  • Operation Barbarossa

    al German ruler who, as myth had it, would rescue Germany in her time of need) was the code name for Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II that began on 22 June 1941.
  • Pearl Harbor

    was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941
  • The Battle of the Coral Sea

    The Battle of the Coral Sea, fought from 4–8 May 1942, was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II between the Imperial Japanese Navy and Allied naval and air forces from the United States and Australia
  • Battle of Midway

    is widely regarded as the most important naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of World War II
  • Battle of Stalingrad

    was a major battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in southwestern Russia.
  • 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.
  • Battle of Guadalcanal

    Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, sometimes referred to as the Third and Fourth Battles of Savo Island, the Battle of the Solomons, The Battle of Friday the 13th, or, in Japanese sources, as the Third Battle of the Solomon Sea (第三次ソロモン海戦?), took place from 12–15 November 1942, and was the decisive engagement in a series of naval battles between Allied (primarily United States) and Imperial Japanese forces during the months-long Guadalcanal campaign in the Solomon Islands during World War II.
  • Battle of Okinawa

    The Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg,[3] was fought on the Ryukyu Islands of Okinawa and was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War of World War II
  • Battle of Berlin

    designated the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviet Union, was the final major offensive of the European Theatre of World War II.[nb 6]
  • Battle of the Bulge

    was a major German offensive (die Ardennenoffensive), launched toward the end of World War II through the densely forested Ardennes mountain region of Wallonia in Belgium, hence its French name (Bataille des Ardennes), and France and Luxembourg on the Western Front.
  • The Battle of Iwo Jima

    The Battle of Iwo Jima (19 February–26 March 1945), or Operation Detachment, was a major battle in which the United States fought for and captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Empire of Japan.
  • Hiroshima

    is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu, the largest island of Japan.
  • Operation of Market Garden

    was an unsuccessful Allied military operation, fought in the Netherlands and Germany in the Second World War.