WWII Timeline

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  • The invasion of Poland

    The invasion of Poland

    Also known as the September Campaign, Polish Campaign, and Polish Defensive War of 1939 the invasion of Poland was a joint attack on Poland by Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, and the Slovak Republic. This invasion marks the start of WW2.
  • The Battle of Britain

    The Battle of Britain

    A military campaign in the Second World War where the Royal Air Force and the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy had to defend the UK from attacks by Nazi Germany.
  • The Battle of Midway

    The Battle of Midway

    A major naval battle that was fought in the Pacific Theater of World War II that lasted four days. It started was started because of Pearl Harbor and was fought between the US and Japan
  • The bombing of Pearl Harbor

    The bombing of Pearl Harbor

    Japan bombs a US Pacific fleet in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, which causes the US to join WW2.
  • The Battle of Stalingrad

    The Battle of Stalingrad

    A WW2 battle that took place in the city of Stalingrad where the Soviet Union fought Nazi Germany over the control of the city.
  • Operation Torch

    Operation Torch

    The Allied forces invaded French-controlled North Africa during the Second World War.
  • The Battle of Kursk

    The Battle of Kursk

    A battle between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany. Resulting in Soviet victory it is known as the biggest armored battles in the history of warfare.
  • Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program

    Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program

    A program created by the US Army and Allied forces to help protect cultural poverty in war areas after WW2.
  • D-Day

    D-Day

    The invasion of Normandy by the Allied forces for Operation Overlord during the Second World War. This invasion is known as the largest Naval invasion in history.
  • The Battle of the Bulge

    The Battle of the Bulge

    This battle is also known as the Ardennes Offensive and was the German's last offensive campaign on the Western Front.
  • The Battle of Iwo Jima

    The Battle of Iwo Jima

    The US Navy and the US Marine Corps engaged in a battle with the Japanese Imperial Army, leading to the capture of the two islands of Jima.
  • The Battle of Okinawa

    The Battle of Okinawa

    An 82-day battle -codenamed Operation Iceberg- fought between the US and Japan on the island of Okinawa.
  • The Death of FDR

    The Death of FDR

    The death of the 32nd president of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, after he succumbed to a cerebral hemorrhage (stroke) in Warm Springs, Georgia while at the treatment center he created for polio.
  • The Death of Adolf Hitler

    The Death of Adolf Hitler

    Dictator Nazi Germany and leader of the Nazi party Adolf Hitler commits suicide after being hunted by Soviet troops after they stormed Berlin.
  • Atomic bombing of Hiroshima

    Atomic bombing of Hiroshima

    The US drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, a city in Japan, to force the Japanese to Surrender in WW2.
  • Atomic Bombing Nagasaki

    Atomic Bombing Nagasaki

    The US drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, a city in Japan, to force the Japanese to Surrender in WW2.