Katie's World War 2 Timeline

  • Invation of Poland

    Invation of Poland

    Invation of Poland, start of world war 2.
  • Operation Barbarossa

    Operation Barbarossa

    Germanys invation of the Soviet Uion
  • Siege of Leningrad

    Siege of Leningrad

    Military blockade taken by Germany army
  • Pear harbor attack

    Pear harbor attack

    Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
  • Battle of Alamein

    Battle of Alamein

    First major battle in the Western area fought on the northern coast of Egypt.
  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad

    Germany fought Soviet Uion for Stalingrad
  • Operation Torch

    Operation Torch

    British-American Invasion of French North Africa
  • Invasion of Sicily

    Invasion of Sicily

    Allies took the island of Sicily from the Axis powers
  • Battle of Anzio

    Battle of Anzio

    Italian Campaign against the German forces at Anzio and Nettuno
  • Fall of Rome

    Fall of Rome

    Rome falls to allied powers
  • D-Day, at Normandy

    D-Day, at Normandy

    US invades at Normany.
  • Battle of the bulge

    Battle of the bulge

    major Germany offensive campaign
  • battle of Iwo Jima

    battle of Iwo Jima

    US captures Island from Japan, for airfield.
  • Benito Mussolini Dies

    Benito Mussolini Dies

    Benito Mussolini is executed by a firing squad
  • Hitler commits suicide

    Hitler commits suicide

    Hitler commits suicide, germany surrenders day after.
  • Germany surrenders

    Germany surrenders

    Germany signs unconditional surrender to Allied powers.
  • VE day

    VE day

    Germany surrenders
  • Hiroshima

    Hiroshima

    The US drops the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, killing 75,000 people and injuring more than 100,000.
  • Nagasaki

    Nagasaki

    US drops second atomic bomb
  • VJ day

    VJ day

    When Japan surrenders