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Germany Invades Poland
Starts World War II -
The Phony War
A "sitting war" between Britain and France vs. Germany -
Battle of Britain
Battle between Germany's and Britian's Air Force. -
Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor
Bring sU.S.A into World War II -
Bataan Death March
Battle in the Philipines that Japan won. 10,000 U.S. Troops surrendered. -
Doolittle Raid
U.S. first bombing in Tokyo. -
Battle of the Coral Sea
U.S. stopped Japan from invading Australia. -
Battle of Midway
Broke Japan Code. Turning point for U.S. -
Battle of Guadalcanal
U.S. first offensive battle. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Germany's last offensive battle in Europe's Eastern Front -
D-Day
The invasion of France to fight the Germans. -
Battle of Leyte Gulf
U.S. return to Philipines to save POW's. -
Battle of Bulge
Germany's last offensive battble in Europe's Western Front -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Flat Island 750 miles from Japan. -
Firestorm Raid of Tokyo
U.S. dropped fire bombs on Tokyo. More deadly than the second atomic bomb. -
Battle of Okinawa
Bloodiest battle in the Pacific. 350 miles from Japan; U.S. can now invade Japan. -
V-E Day
Victory in Europe -
Bombing of Hiroshima
U.S. drops first atomic bomb on Japan. -
Bombing of Nagasaki
U.S. drops second bomb on Japan -
V-J Day
Victory in Europe
