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Invasion of Poland
German forces invaded Poland on September 1st, 1939.the fight lasted until October 6th, 1939.the Germans and the Soviet Union gained control over Poland. -
Invasion of France
Ended June 25th 19 1940. The Battle of France was also known as Fall of France. -
Battle of Britain
This was the air campaign waged between the German Air Force and the United Kingdom.It lasted til October 31, 1940.It was the first major campaign fought by just air.Britian was victorious. -
Operation Sea Lion
This was Germanys plan to invade the United Kingdom. After the defeat of Germany in the Battle of Britain,the plan was post-poned indefinitely and was never carried out. -
Operation Barbarossa
The Nazi's Invaded the Soviet Union during World War 2.Axis Power conquered vast areas of the Soviet Union.They inflicted heavy losses to the Red Army, but failed in its overall goal of defeating the USSR in a Blitzkreig campaign. -
Battle of Leningrad
This was an operation by the German Army Group North,and the Finnish Defence Forces to capture Leningrad.it lasted 872 days.the Soviets were victorious. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese Imperial Navy attacked the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor.This lead to the United States entering World War 2. 2,402 personel were killed,188 aircraft were destroyed,and 1,282 were wounded. -
Battle of Coral Sea
this battle was fought May 4th, 1942 to May 8, 1942.it was a Japanese tactical victory,and an Allied strategic victory. -
Battle of Midway
This was regarded as the most important naval battle in the Pacific Campaign of World War 2.This lasted until June 7th, 1942.The Americans decisively defeated the Imperial Japanese Navy. -
Battle of Stalingrad
this battle lasted until February 17,1943.The Soviets were victorious. -
Operation Torch
The British-American invaded French North Africa.The allies were victorious. -
Battle of Tarawa
fought til November 23rd, 1943.The Americans were victorious. -
D-Day
Allied troops landed in Normandy.There was an air attack and an amphibious attack.The allied forces were decisivlely vitctorious. -
Operation Market Garden
Was an Allied military operation fought in the Netherlands and Germany in the Second World War.It was the largest airborne operation of all time.was in affect until September 25th, 1944.it was an operational failure. -
Battle of the Bulge
Ended Janurary 25th 1945. Allied forces defeated Germany. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
it lasted until March 26th, 1945.The Americans were victorious. -
Battle of Okinowa
This was an 82 day long battle fought on the Rkyuyu Islands of Okinawa.Allied Troops were victorious. -
Battle for Berlin
fought in Berlin, Germany.ended May 2nd, 1945.it was a decisive Soviet Victory. -
Hitler's Suicide
Hitler shot himself in his Führerbunker in Berlin.his wife also committed suicide with him by ingesting poison.there have been many different accounts of how Hitler died. -
VE Day
The day when the World War 2 Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of the Armed Forces of Nazi Germany. -
Hiroshima
The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6th,1945.there was an estimated 80,000 direct casualties. -
Nagasaki
The United States dropped a second attomic bomb in world war 2. There were 73,884 casualties and another 74,909 injured. -
VJ Day
The day the Japanese surrendered,effectively ending World War 2.
