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German Invasion of Poland
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Battle of Britain
Massive air battles that took place over Britain. -
Operation Barbarossa
The German invasion of the Soviet Union begins. -
Seige of Leningrad
German forces, afte their invasin of the Soviet Union, would surround the city of Leningrad and starve it to death. -
Pearl Harbor Attack
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Firestorm Raid of Tokyo
U.S. bomber squadrons begin bombing Tokyo with fire bombs, later to be known as napalm, killing between 80,000-130,000 japanese civilians. -
Battle of Okinawa
One of the bloodiest battles in the Pacific theatre, but it was a U.S. victory. -
Bataan Death March
After an American loss in the Philippines, over 10,000 captured U.S. soldiers are forced to march to the POW camps. -
Battle of the Coral Sea
A naval battle in the defence of Australia by U.S. and British naval forces agianst the Japanese. -
Battle of Midway
A very important battle during the Pacific theatre of war that offered the U.S. to have the odds in their favor. -
Battle of Guadalcanal
It was to be the first of many major offensives agianst the Japanese by U.S. forces. -
German forces begin their attack on Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a truning point for the war in Europe, edning with a Soviet victory and the retreat of German forces. -
Operation Torch
U.S. invasion of North Africa. -
Fall of Rome
The invasion of Italy begins, ending with an Allied victory. -
D-Day Invasion
Allied invasion of Europe on the beaches of Normandy. -
Battle of Leyte
The U.S. is to re-capture the Philippines from Japanese forces. -
Battle of the Bulge
The last major German offesnive in the Euroean theatre. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Another decisive American victory, gainging an island very close to the Japanese mainland. -
V-E Day
The war officially ends in Europe -
V-J Day
The war officially ends in Europe with U.S. victory.
