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Germany's invasion of Poland
Nazi Germany invaded Poland which was what started World War II. This was later known as the “blitzkrieg” strategy. This led to the bombing meant to destroy the enemy’s air capacity, railroads, communication lines, and munitions dumps, followed by a massive land invasion with overwhelming numbers of troops, tanks, and artillery. -
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Germany's Blitzkrieg
Also known as the "lightning war". Tanks, planes, and artillery were used as weapons against Poland. The invasion happened in Denmark, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Yugoslavia, and Greece. But the Germans did not defeat Great Britain. -
Fall of Paris
The Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries during the Second World War. Beginning on 10 May 1940, the battle defeated primarily French forces. -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain is the name given to the Second World War defence of the United Kingdom by the Royal Air Force against an onslaught by the German Air Force which began at the end of June 1940. -
Operation Barbossa
The Germans invaded into the Soviet territory. Which started from the North Cape to the Black Sea.This was the turning point in World War II. The Germans were determined to enslave the Slavic population and exterminate the Jews. -
Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor, also known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor, the Hawaii Operation or Operation AI by the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters, and Operation Z during planning, was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor. -
Bataan Death March
American troops on Bataan were forced to make a difficult march to prison camps. After the April 9, 1942, U.S. surrender of the Bataan Peninsula on the main Philippine island of Luzon. -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States Navy defeated an attacking fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia, on the eastern boundary of Europe. -
Allied invasion of Italy
The Allied invasion of Italy was the Allied amphibious landing on mainland Italy that took place on 3 September 1943 during World War II. The operation was undertaken by General Sir Harold Alexander's 15th Army Group -
D-Day (Normandy Invasion)
Also known as the Battle of Normandy, American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region. The invasion was one of the largest marine military invasions in history. -
Battle of the Bulge
German campaign launched through Belgium, France, and Luxembourg on the Western Front toward the end of World War II in Europe. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was battle which U.S. Marines landed and captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. -
VE Day
VE Day was a victory in Europe and is also known as simply V Day, was the public holiday celebrated on 8 May 1945 to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's surrender of its armed forces. -
Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa also known as "Operation Iceberg" was a series of battles centered on the island of Okinawa, and included the largest marine invasion in the Pacific War during World War II. -
Potsdam Declaration
The Potsdam Declaration was a statement that called for the surrender of all Japanese armed forces during World War II. -
Dropping of the atomic bombs
The United States dropped two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. About 140,000 people were killed or died within months. -
VJ Day
VJ Day also known as “Victoryover Japan Day,” was a day when Japan had surrendered to the Allies, which ended World War II.
