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WWII Begins
Germany invaded Poland. -
Battle of the River Plate
The Graf Spee was targeting the route used by merchant ships near the River Plate in Argentina. -
The Battle of Dunkirk
The Battle of Dunkirk was a battle in the Second World War between the Allies and Germany. -
Battle of Moscow
Hitler believed that once the heart (Moscow) had been cut out of Russia, the whole nation would collapse. -
Pearl Harbor
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The Fall of Singapore
The fall of Singapore to the Japanese Army is considered one of the greatest defeats in the history of the British Army and probably Britain’s worst defeat in the war. -
Bataan Death March
Us and Phillipine troops were forced to march 65 miles. It took them 5 days. -
Doolittle Raid
16 American bombers attack Tokyo in attempt of revenge from Pearl Harbor. -
The Battle of Coral Sea
If the Japanese had succeeded at Coral Sea, the way would have been open for the Japanese to have captured New Guinea and leave Australia isolated from Allied help and more open to a Japanese attack. The Battle of Coral Sea was fought entirely by planes. -
The Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway effectively destroyed Japan’s naval strength when the Americans destroyed four of its aircraft carriers. -
Battle of Gazala
The Battle of Gazala was fought in North Africa and culminated with the Allies losing Tobruk – a defeat Winston Churchill called a “disgrace”. -
Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was the bloodiest in modern history, with combined casualties estimated at over 1,530,000 killed, wounded or captured -
The Bloody Battle of Tarawa
One of the most brutal battles in Marine history. Designed to seize a Japanese airfield in Betio. -
D-Day
Operation Neptune began. -
The Battle of the Philippine Sea
This battle was said to be the last great carrier battle of World War Two which effectively eliminated the Imperial Japanese Navy's ability to conduct large-scale carrier actions. -
The Battle of the Bulge
The Germans create a bulge formation in Allied lines and attack near the Ardennes. -
Battle of Okinawa
The capture of Okinawa was part of a three-point plan the Americans had for winning the war in the Far East. -
V-E Day
Victory in Europe. -
Hiroshima
The first city to ever be hit by an atomic bomb, known as "Little Boy." -
V-J Day
Japan surrenders.
