World War II Major Events

By hildebrandt.30@buckeyemail.osu.edu

  • Pearl Harbor

    Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor
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    Japanese advance stopped

    US troops halt the Japanese island-hopping advance towards Australia at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.

  • Axis North African Campaign is stopped

    Axis forces in Tunisia surrender to the Allies, ending the North African campaign.

  • Kiev is liberated

    Soviet troops liberate Kiev

  • Rome is liberated

    Allied troops liberate Rome

  • D-Day

    British and US troops land on the beaches of Normandy and start the advance towards Berlin

  • Normandy Beachhead is advanced

    Allied forces break out of Normandy beach head and start towards Paris

  • Rhine River is crossed

    Allied forces cross the Rhine River and continue towards Berlin

  • US drops bomb on Hiroshima

  • US bombs Nagasaki

  • Hitler commits suicide

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    Germany surrenders to Soviets and Americans

  • Japan surrenders, World War II is over