ww2 By fabbi Sep 1, 1939 The German invasion of Poland: Hitler launched his invasion of Poland 1940 Dunkirk: British Expeditionary Force destroyer during the evacuation from Dunkirk Jul 25, 1940 The Battle of Britain: RAF Spitfire pilots scramble for their planes Dec 29, 1940 The Blitz: word Blitzkrieg was the name given to the German air attacks on Britain between 1941 Operation Barbarossa: the German invasion of Russia Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor: The destroyer USS Shaw explodes in dry dock after being hit by Japanese aircraft Feb 15, 1942 The fall of Singapore: Lieutenant General Arthur Percival and staff on their way to the Singapore Jun 4, 1942 Midway: The American aircraft carrier USS Yorktown under Japanese attack during the battle of Midway Oct 25, 1942 Alamein: German prisoners of war wait for transport after their capture at Alamein 1943 Stalingrad Jun 6, 1944 D-Day, Operation Overlord 1945 Yalta: The Big Three Feb 14, 1945 Dresden Apr 17, 1945 Belsen: Bodies of dead prisoners at the newly liberated Belsen concentration camp Apr 30, 1945 Hitler committed suicide: He killed himself by gunshot on Aug 9, 1945 Nagasaki: Atomic bomb mushroom cloud over the Japanese city of Nagasaki