Ww2

World War II Timeline

By CadenMGarland
  • The Invasion of Poland

    The Invasion of Poland

    The invasion of Poland is what started WWII, Russia invaded Poland causing the world to go to war. The US was not in the war at the time yet.
  • The Battle of Britain

    The Battle of Britain

    This was the first Air battle in history. The US destroyed a huge amount of Britain's air force.
  • The Bombing of Pearl Harbor

    The Bombing of Pearl Harbor

    Brought America to WWII. over 2,400 Americans died.
  • The Battle of Midway

    The Battle of Midway

    The US destroyed japans best trained naval pilots, and destroyed their first line carrier strength.
  • The Battle of Stalingrad

    The Battle of Stalingrad

    The Battle of Stalingrad was
  • Operation Torch

    Operation Torch

    this operation was a compromise operation. This led the British to secure victory in North America.
  • The Battle of Kursk

    The Battle of Kursk

    This was the largest tank battle in history. It has around 6,000 tanks and 2,000,000 troops.
  • Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program

    Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program

    This was a program established to help protect cultural properties during the war.
  • D-Day (June 6th, 1944)

    D-Day (June 6th, 1944)

    D-day brought land air and sea forces of the Allied army together to create the largest amphibious invasion in history.
  • The Battle of the Bulge

    The Battle of the Bulge

    Germany launched a surprise attack on the Allied forces.
  • The Battle of Iwo Jima

    The Battle of Iwo Jima

  • The Battle of Okinawa

    The Battle of Okinawa

    Japanese soldiers refused to surrender so both sides had a lot of casualties.
  • The Death of FDR

    The Death of FDR

    Roosevelt died in his 4th presidential term because of his physical health.
  • The Death of Adolf Hitler

    The Death of Adolf Hitler

    Hitler died of suicide along with his wife. some people say he ran away and faked his death because he would get captured.
  • Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima

    Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima

    The first bomb (little boy) was dropped on Hiroshima
  • Atomic Bombing Nagasaki

    Atomic Bombing Nagasaki

    The second atomic bomb (fat man) was dropped almost entirely flattening japan