WWll Timeline

  • Siege of North Africa

    Siege of North Africa
    The battle for control of North Africa began in October 1935, when Italy invaded Ethiopia from its colony Italian Somaliland.
  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain
    The Battle of Britain is the name given to the World War II war waged by the German Air Force against the United Kingdom during 1940.
  • Operation Barbarossa

    Operation Barbarossa
    Operation Barbarossa was the code name for Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II in 1941.
  • battle of pearl harbor

    battle of pearl harbor
    Japan bombs Pearl Harbor.
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway
    the United States defeated an attack against Midway Atoll, inflicting irreparable damage on Japan.
  • british ans US navis

    british ans US navis
    British and US navies halt the Japanese naval advance in the central Pacific at Midway.
  • battle of stalingrad

    battle of stalingrad
    marked the turning point of the war when russian forces push them back
  • Batlle of El Alamein

    Batlle of El Alamein
    The Allied victory turned the tide in the North African Campaign.
  • US and British troops

    US and British troops
    US and British troops land at several points on the beaches of Algeria and Morocco in French North Africa.
  • trrops move to sicily

    trrops move to sicily
    US and British troops land on Sicily. By mid-August, the Allies control Sicily.
  • troops on beaches near naples

    troops on beaches near naples
    Allied troops land on the beaches of Salerno near Naples.
  • normandy

    normandy
    The Normandy landings were the landing operations of the Allied invasion of Normandy with 24,000 British, American, Canadian and Free French troops.
  • Battle of Leyte Gulf

    Battle of Leyte Gulf
    The Battle of Leyte Gulf, is generally considered to be the largest naval battle of World War II.
  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge
    The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive launched toward the end of World War II.
  • Battle of Iwo Jima

    Battle of Iwo Jima
    It is famous for the Raising of the American flag in the picture to the left.
  • Battle of Okinawa

    Battle of Okinawa
    The Battle of Okinawa, was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War of World War II.
  • Battle of Berlin

    Battle of Berlin
    The nazis had there last stand against the russian army and were soon defeated and berlin was taken by Russian forces.