WWII Timeline

The Bombing of Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

a surprise military strike by the Empire of Japan on the United States Pacific Fleet at its naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941

The Battle of Midway

Jun 7, 1942

a decisive naval victory for the United States Navy against the Imperial Japanese Navy

The Battle of Iwo Jima

Feb 19, 1945

a brutal and iconic military campaign of World War II in which U.S. Marines and Navy forces captured the strategically important island from the Imperial Japanese Army. The 36-day battle resulted in extremely high casualties on both sides and is famous for the iconic photograph of the second flag-raising atop Mount Suribachi

The Battle of Okinawa

Jun 22, 1945

the last major battle of World War II and the bloodiest of the Pacific theater