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The Battle of Britain
The battle started on July 10, 1940 and ended on October 31, 1940. The Germans began by attacking coastal targets and British shipping operating in the English Channel. Britains victory in the Battle of Britain demonstrated the courage and resilience of the country's military and its people. -
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The attack of Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service. This was upon the United States against the Naval base at Pearl Harbor This attack destroyed 20 American ships and more than 300 airplanes. The attack also killed 2,403 U.S. personnel including 68 civilians. Destroyed or damaged 19 U.S. Navy ships including 8 Battleships. -
The Battle of Midway
This battle started on June 4, 1942 and ended on June 7, 1942. The U.S. Navy's decisive victory in the air-sea battle and was successful defense. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
This battle started on August 23, 1942 and ended on February 2, 1943. This battle was on elf the most deceive battles on the Eastern Front in the Second World War. The Soviet Union inflicted a caste atrophic defeat on the German Army. -
Operation Torch
This started on November 8,1942 and ended on November 16, 1942. The purpose of this was to relive pressure on the Soviet Union by imperiling Axis forces in the region and by enabling an invasion of Southern Europe. -
Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program
This is often referred as the Monuments Men and was an international group established in 1943. It was worked under the Civil affairs an Military Government Sections to help protect cultural property during and after World War 2. -
The Battle of Kursk
This battle started on July 5, 1943 and ended on August 23, 1943. This battle was the largest tank battle in history. It involved 6,000 tanks and 2,000,000 troops and also 4,000 aircrafts. This marked the decisive end of the German offensive capability on the Eastern Front and cleared the way for the great Soviet offensives. -
D-Day (June 6th, 1944)
On this day Allied forces launched the largest amphibious invasion in the history of warfare. It marked the turn off the tide for the control maintained by Nazi Germany. It also the Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations. -
The Battle of the Bulge
This battle started on December 16, 1944 and ended January 25, 1945. This battle started when German forces launched a surprise attack on Allie forces in the forested Ardennes region in Belgium, Luxembourg, and France. This battle was intended to stop the Allied use of Antwerp and Belgium port and to split the allied lines. -
The Battle of Iwo Jima
This battle started on February 19,1945 and ended on March 26, 1945. Iwo Jima was targeted by the Americans as part of the allies "island hopping" strategy. This they would invade the island a d establish a military base there and launch an attack on another island. -
The Battle of Okinawa
This battle started on April 1, 1945 and ended on June 22, 1945. This battle was so important because taking Okinawa would provide alien forces an airbase from which bombers could strike Japan and also an advanced anchorage for allied fleets. -
The Death of FDR
FDR had a Hemorrhagic stroke. His physical health began to decline during the war years. Less than 3 months into his fourth term he died. He was one of Americas Great leaders and the optimism and courage that he shared with his fellow citizens through the ordeals of the Great Depression and World War 2. -
The Death of Adolf Hitler
In a bunker under his headquarters in Berlin Adolf Hitler commits suicide by swallowing a cyanide capsule and shooting himself in the head.His actions changed the course of the world. He was responsible for World War 2 which resulted in the deaths of more than 50 million people. -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
This started on August 6, 1945 and ended on August 9, 1945. The United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The two bombings killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people most o whom were civilians and remain the only use of nuclear weapons in armed conflict. -
Atomic Bombing Nagasaki
This event had two bombings which was Hiroshima and Nagasaki.