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Non Aggression Pact
Shortly before WWII, enemies Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed the German-Soviet non aggression pact, in which the two countries agreed to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years. -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was a military campaign of WWII that the Air Force defended the UK against large scale attacks by the Luftwaffe. -
Atlantic Conference
The Atlantic Conference was a joint declaration released by President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill following the meeting of the two heads of state in Newfoundland. -
Battle of Midway
On June 4, 1942, Admiral Nagumo launched the first strike of the Battle of Midway with a 108 aircraft. The aircraft did significant damage to Midway. When America hit back, it did little to no damage to Japanese ships. This battle ended 3 days later with a United States win. -
Operation Torch
Operation Torch was an Anglo-American invasion of French North Africa. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was the largest confrontation of WWII. Germany and its allies fought the Soviets for control of the city of Stalingrad. -
Tehran Conference
The Tehran Conference was a strategy meeting between Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill. -
Operation Overlord
Operation Overlord was a code name for the Battle of Normandy. The allied operation launched a successful invasion during WWII -
Battle of The Bulge
On December 16 1944, 3 German armies launched the most deadly battle of the war in the Ardennes. It ruined the German army. -
Yalta Conference
In February 1945, Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill met at Yalta on the Black Sea to discuss the final strategy and crucial questions concerning postwar Germany, Eastern Europe, and Asia. At the conference, the Big 3 agreed that Poland, Bulgaria, and Romania would hold free elections. However, Stalin later reneged on this promise. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
In February, 1945, American Forces invaded the island of Iwo Jima and started a battle that would last 5 weeks. 200 Japanese forces and 7,000 marines were killed. -
Surrender of Berlin/Germany
In Spring of 1945, the Soviets were approaching Berlin from the east and the Allies were approaching from the West. Knowing defeat was inevitable, Hitler committed suicide, leaving Karl Donitz surrender the Nazis. On May 2, the Soviets conquered Berlin. -
Italian Campaign
The Italian campaign was a series of Allied beach landings and battles from Sicily and southern Italy up to the Italian mainland toward Nazi Germany. This campaign went on from July 10, 1943 to May 2, 1945. -
Potsdam Conference
The Potsdam Conference was held at Cecilienhof, home of Prince Wilhelm in Potsdam, occupied Germany from July 17 to 2 August 1945. -
Hiroshima
On August 6, 1945 at 8:15 AM, an atomic bomb had been dropped on Hiroshima by American pilots. Over 60,000 people were either dead or missing. -
Nagasaki
On August 9, just 3 days after Hiroshima, the United States dropped another bomb had been dropped on Nagasaki, killing 35,000 residents. -
Battle of Okinawa
On April 1, 1945, America invaded the Rykukyu Islands, including Okinawa. The Allies won this battle