WWll Timeline

  • Bombing of Pearl Harbor

    Bombing of Pearl Harbor

    When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, triggered the US to join the war.
  • Battle of the Coral Sea

    Battle of the Coral Sea

    Halted the Japanese invasion of Australia.
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway

    Japanese goal was to destroy the US fleets, but we broke their code and were able to act in time to save ourselves.
  • Bataan Death March

    Bataan Death March

    The Japanese march of captured soldiers to death camps.
  • Battle of El Alamein

    Battle of El Alamein

    Prevented the Axis invading further into Europe.
  • Battle of Guadalcanal

    Battle of Guadalcanal

    US's first major move to take the Japanese island.
  • Siege at Stalingrad

    Siege at Stalingrad

    Axis fought the Soviet Union.
  • Operation Torch

    Operation Torch

    Invasion of French territory.
  • Operation Overlord-D-Day

    Operation Overlord-D-Day

    Invasion of French beaches.
  • Japenese Surrender

    Japenese Surrender

    Japanese formally surrender in Tokyo.