WWII Timeline

  • The Battle of Britain

    The Battle of Britain

    Military campaign of WWII.
  • The Bombing of Pearl Harbor

    The Bombing of Pearl Harbor

    The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor
  • The Battle of Midway

    The Battle of Midway

    Major naval battle 6 months after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
  • The Battle of Stalingrad

    The Battle of Stalingrad

    Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union.
  • Operation Torch

    Operation Torch

    Allied invasion of French North Africa.
  • Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program

    Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program

    Made to protect cultural property.
  • The Battle of Kursk

    The Battle of Kursk

    Engagement of Germany and the Soviet Union in the eastern front.
  • D-Day (June 6th, 1944.

    D-Day (June 6th, 1944.

    Also known as the Normandy Landings. It was the Allied invasion of Normandy.
  • The Battle of the Bulge

    The Battle of the Bulge

    Major German offensive campaign.
  • The Battle of Iwo Jima

    The Battle of Iwo Jima

    Battle between the U.S. Marines and the imperial army of Japan
  • The Battle of Okinawa

    The Battle of Okinawa

    Major Pacific war also called Iceberg
  • The Death of FDR

    The Death of FDR

    FDR dies.
  • The Death of Adolf Hitler

    The Death of Adolf Hitler

    Adolf Hitler died.
  • Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    The United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.