Major Battles

  • Invasion of Manchuria

    Invasion of Manchuria
    Manchuria was invaded by the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan immediately following the Mukden Incident
  • Invasion of Ethiopia

    Invasion of Ethiopia
    Mussolini ordered his troops to invade Ethiopia
  • Germans Invade

    Germans Invade
    The Germans invaded Poland on this date one week after signing Molotov.
  • Escape at Dunkirk

    Escape at Dunkirk
    This was the evacuation oa Allied soldiers.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    This is the date of the famous attack on Pearl Harbor. there were 2403 people killed and 68 deaths were civilian.
  • Bataan Death March

    Bataan Death March
    THis was the transfer of 76000 Americans and Phillipinoes by foot.
  • Doolittle Raid

    Doolittle Raid
    16 US bombers dropped bombs over Tokyo to boost morale and show the Japaneese that we can attack at any time.
  • Battle of Coral Sea

    Battle of Coral Sea
    This was one of the major naval battles of WWll between the Imperial Japanese and the Allies.
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway
    This was the most important naval battle of WWll
  • El Alamein

    El Alamein
    It was a major battle with two mountain landmarks
  • Operation Torch

    Operation Torch
    Operation Torch was when the British American invasion of French North Africa started.
  • Invasion of Italy

    Invasion of Italy
    The invasion of Italy was when the allied landed on mainland Italy.
  • Operation Overlord

    Operation Overlord
    This was the battle of Normandy.
  • Battle of Leyte Gulf

    Battle of Leyte Gulf
    It was fought in the waters newar the Phillippine islands of Leyte, Samar
  • Battle of Iwo Joma

    Battle of Iwo Joma
    It was called operation detachment. The U.S fought to get the island of Iwo Jima.
  • Battle of Okinawa

    Battle of Okinawa
    It was codenamed Iceberg and it lasted a total of 82 days.
  • Horoshima

    Horoshima
    First atomic bomb used in warfare.
  • Nagasaki

    Nagasaki
    There were 60,000-80,000 casualties because of the bomb.
  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge
    The 30th infantry division tried to recapture the town of St. Vith.