World War II Timeline

  • Kristallnacht happens in Germany

    Kristallnacht happens in Germany

  • Germany invades Poland, starting WWII.

    Germany invades Poland, starting WWII.

  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain

  • Operation Barbarossa, Germany invades Russia

    Operation Barbarossa, Germany invades Russia

  • Japan bombs American Naval base at Pearl Harbor

    Japan bombs American Naval base at Pearl Harbor

  • The US declares war on Japan

    The US declares war on Japan

  • Bataan Death March

    Bataan Death March

  • U.S. defeats Japanese Navy at battle of Midway

    U.S. defeats Japanese Navy at battle of Midway

  • Russia repels German invasion at Battle of Stalingrad

    Russia repels German invasion at Battle of Stalingrad

  • Allied troops land on the beaches of Normandy

    Allied troops land on the beaches of Normandy

  • Germany is defeated in the Battle of the Bulge

    Germany is defeated in the Battle of the Bulge

  • Nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, by U.S. Air force.

    Nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, by U.S. Air force.

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