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WW2 Historic Events

  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht
    Also known as the "Night of Broken Glass" was a violent mob attack against Jews throughout Nazi Germany.
  • Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact

    Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
    Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin signed a 10-year nonaggression pact with hitler.
  • Germany's Invasion of Poland

    Germany's Invasion of Poland
    German war planes invaded Polish airspace and bombing Poland.
  • The Battle of Brittain

    The Battle of Brittain
    The Battle of Britain was the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air forces, and was also the largest and most sustained aerial bombing campaign to that date.
  • Dunkirk

    Dunkirk
    The Battle of Dunkirk was the defence and evacuation of British and allied forces in Europe .
  • The Fall of France

    The Fall of France
    Italy's Benito Mussolini joined forces with Hitler and defeated france.
  • Atlantic Charter

    Atlantic Charter
    The Atlantic Charter was a pivotal policy statement that defined the Allied goals for the post-war world. It was drafted by Britain and the United States, and later agreed to by all the Allies.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    The attack on Pearl Harbor was by the Japanese Navy against the United States. This attack lead the United States Into WW2
  • Battle of Coral Sea

    Battle of Coral Sea
    The battle of Coral Sea was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II between the Imperial Japanese Navy and Allied naval and air forces from the United States and Australia.
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway
    The United States Navy defeated the Japanese Navy attack against Midway Atoll, causing irreparable damage on the Japanese fleet.
  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad
    The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in the southwestern Soviet Union.
  • Operation Torch

    Operation Torch
    Operation Torch was the British–American invasion of French North Africa in World War II during the North African Campaign.
  • D-day

    D-day
    D-day is the date the Allies landed in France during WW2.
  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge
    The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive campaign launched through Wallonia in Belgium, France and Luxembourg on the Western Front toward the end of World War II in Europe.
  • Battle of Iwo Jima

    Battle of Iwo Jima
    The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the United States fought for and captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Empire.
  • V-E Day

    V-E Day
    V-E Day is the date when the World War II Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich, thus ending the war in Europe
  • Hiroshima

    Hiroshima
    The atomic bombings of the city of Hiroshima in Japan was conducted by the United States during the final stages of World War II in 1945
  • Nagasaki

    Nagasaki
    The atomic bombings of the city of Nagasaki in Japan was conducted by the United States during the final stages of World War II.
  • V-J Day

    V-J Day
    V-J Day, also known as Victory over Japan Day is the day on which Japan surrendered, effectively ending World War II,
  • Nuremberg Trials

    Nuremberg Trials
    The Nuremberg Trials were a series of military tribunals, held by the Allied forces of World War II.