World War II (WWII)

Invasion of Poland (start event)

Sep 1, 1939

1 September 1939 – 6 October 1939
Location: Poland
Result: Decisive German and Soviet victory.
Beginning of World War II

World War II (WWII)

Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Sep 2, 1945

Countries involved: Allies(United Kingdom, France, Soviet Union, United States, China, Commonwealth countries) vs. Axis(Germany, Italy, Japan) Allies leaders: Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Chiang Kai-shek, Édouard Daladier
Axis leaders: Adolf Hitler, Hirohito, Benito Mussolini

Battle of Britain

Jul 10, 1940

10 July – 31 October 1940
Location: United Kingdom airspace
Result: Decisive British victory

Attack on Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Location: Primarily Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory, United States
Result: Japanese major tactical victory: United States declaration of war on the Empire of Japan. Germany and Italy declare war on the United States.

Battle of the Coral Sea

May 4, 1942

4–8 May 1942
Location: Coral Sea, between Australia, New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands
Result: Japanese tactical victory, Allied strategic victory, Japanese invasion repelled

Battle of Midway

Jun 4, 1942

4–7 June 1942
Location: Midway, Atoll
Result: Decisive American victory

Battle of Stalingrad (turning point)

Feb 2, 1943

August 23, 1942 – February 2, 1943
Location: Stalingrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Result: Decisive Soviet victory
Axis forces began to decline in Eastern Front This was a major battle where the germans had a terrible lost. After this battle, they couldn't recover and became weaker and weaker till they surrender.

Operation Neptune (D-Day)

Jun 6, 1944

Location: Normandy, France
Result: Decisive Allied victory

Battle of Saipan

Jun 15, 1944

15 June – 9 July 1944
Location: Saipan, Mariana Islands
Result: American Victory

Battle of the Bulge

Dec 16, 1944

16 December 1944 – 16 January 1945 Location: The Ardennes, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany
Result: Decisive Allies victory

Battle of Okinawa

Apr 1, 1945

1 April – 22 June 1945
Location: Okinawa, Japan
Result: Allies victory

Battle of Berlin

Apr 16, 1945

16 April – 2 May 1945
Location: Berlin, Germany
Result: Decisive Soviet victory
Suicide of Hitler and other high-ranking Nazi officials

Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 6th and 9th

Aug 6, 1945

6 and 9 August 1945
Location: Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan
Result: Debate regarding how much influence on the surrender of Japan

Surrender of Japan

Sep 2, 1945

Postsdam Declaration----The terms of the Cairo Declaration shall be carried out and Japanese sovereignty shall be limited to the islands of Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku and such minor islands as we determine.The Japanese military forces, after being completely disarmed, shall be permitted to return to their homes with the opportunity to lead peaceful and productive lives.Freedom of speech, of religion, and of thought, as well as respect for the fundamental human rights shall be established.