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Japan, seeking raw materials, invaded the Chinese province of Manchuria in 1931 and controlled a large section of China by 1937 -
The Munich Agreement, which requires Czechoslovakia to hand up its border regions and fortifications to Nazi Germany, is signed by Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France.
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During the invasion of Poland, which was the driving force for the outbreak of World War II, Nazi Germany, the Slovak Republic, and the Soviet Union together invaded the Republic of Poland. -
On June 14, 1940, one month after the German Wehrmacht invaded France, Nazi Germany captured Paris. A puppet French state was established with Vichy as its capital eight days after France and Germany signed an armistice. -
The success of Britain in the Battle of Britain proved the valor and tenacity of the nation's military and people and allowed them to escape Nazi occupation. Additionally, it allowed the Americans to set up a base of operations in England before the D-Day invasion of Normandy in 1944.
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Hitler began Operation "Barbarossa," his invasion of the Soviet Union, on June 22, 1941. It marked the start of the campaign that would eventually determine the outcome of the Second World War.
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The Japanese military launched a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii to distract them from fighting the Nazis. -
Japanese carriers attacked the U.S. naval base on Midway hoping to defeat the U.S. pacific fleet and take the naval base for their own. -
The battle of Stalingrad was a battle where an estimated 750,000 died defending the city of Stalingrad which sent an enormous blow to the Germans and caused a psychological turning point in WW2. -
During the Italian campaign of World War II, the Allied amphibious landing on Italian territory began on September 3, 1943, and was known as the Allied invasion of Italy.
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The allied armies' land, air, and sea forces came together on June 6, 1944, during the D-Day operation, to form the biggest invading force in history. Five naval assault divisions were deployed to the beaches of Normandy, France, as part of the operation known as OVERLORD. -
The Battle of Paris was a World War II military operation that lasted from August 19, 1944, through August 25, 1944, when the German garrison was forced to surrender. -
U.S. marines invaded Iwo Jima after months of naval and air bombardment where 70,000 U.S. soldiers fought against 18,000 Japanese soldiers. -
One of the bloodiest battles of the war where 180,000 U.S. army and marine corp troopers dropped onto the pacific island Okinawa where they would attempt a final push for Japan.
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Germany fully surrendered the country's armed forces to the Allies, including the United States, on Victory in Europe Day, often known as V-E Day. Victory in Europe Day, took place on May 8, 1945, in honor of the end of World War II in Europe. -
The U.S. used atomic bombs on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki because of Japan’s unwillingness to surrender and the use of the atomic bombs on the cities caused tens of thousands of deaths and the obliteration of cities.
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The Japanese Emperor Hirohito broadcasted Japan's surrender to the Japanese people through Radio Tokyo which caused celebration in the Allied Countries.
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A series of hearings in which the Tribunal heard testimony against 24 of the most significant military and political figures of the Third Reich.