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Kristallnacht
It was basically when the German Police "Nazi" went into Jewish homes and destroyed thier property and arrested the jews. -
Wannsee Conference
A Conference where Nazi officals met to create a plan of what to do with the Jewish race. The plan was to build concentrations camps "death camps" for the jews. -
Casablanca Conference
1943 January 14-January 24, when the alied conference between Roosevelt, Chruchill and Stalin. It was to speak about the rest of the was ahead of them and attempt to strategize. -
Battle of Stalingrad
When the Germans passed the Russian border and atempted to take more land. The Russians responded with a attack and pushed the Germans back to the border. -
Italy declares War on Germany
When Mussolini lost power and Badoglio became in power then decides to declare war on Germany instead of being a ally to them. -
Anzio Ivasion
When British and American forces captured land that Germany was holding at the beach of Anzio in Italy. -
Operation Overlord
Battle of Normady aka. Operation Overlord. This was the operation that was to regain land that Germany had siezed controll. -
Liberation of Paris
When Paris was liberated from German control. Officially, the city was liberated by the U.S. First Army. -
Yalta Conference
Stalin,Roosevelt, and Churchill got together to discuss the postwar. They decided to divide Berlin into four zones that would be put under the control of one of the major Allies. -
Battle of the Bulge
When the Germans were counterattacking Belgium and Luxembourg. The Germans formed a "Bulge" that managed to push back the U.S. First Army. The U.S. Army was clearly outnumbered but kept on fighting. -
VE-Day
A couple days after Hitler commit suicide. This was offically the day that Germany surrendered, by doing so the war was finally over. -
Nuremburg Trials
The day that 24 Nazi Officers were on trial for thier act against the jews. Out of the 24 Officers 12 were executed. The trials were held by members from the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and France.