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Start of war in the Atlantic/European Theater
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Battle of the Atlantic
This military campaign lasted six years - German U-boats and warships were pitted against Allied convoys transporting military equipment and supplies across the Atlantic to Great Britain. This battle to control the Atlantic shipping lanes involved thousands of ships and stretched across the ocean. -
Battle of Britain
The first majormilitary campaign in history to be fought entirely in the air, the Battle of Britain was a plan for Germany to gain air superiority over Southern Britain by destroying British air force and air industry. -
Pearl Harbor
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US jons WWII
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Bataan Death March
The Japanese were unprepared for the large amounts of prisoners they were going to receive during war; so there was no plan. The Imperial Japanese Army transfered 60-80,00 Filipino and American prisoners of war after the Battle of Bataan. The marcch was considered physical abuse and murder by the Japanese. -
Battle of the Coral Sea
A crucial naval battle, an American carrier task force, with Australian support, inflicted heavy losses on the victory-flushed Japanese. For the first time, the fighting was all done by carrier-based aircraft -
Start of the war in the Pacific Theatre
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Battle of Miday
A naval battle fought near Midway, a skillfully maneuvered carrier force was directed against the powerful invading fleet. The fighting was all done by aircraft, and the Japanese broke off action after losing four vitally important carriers. The Battle of Midway was a pivotal victory. -
Battle of Stalingrad
This was a major and decisive battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad. It was marked by constant close-quarters combat and lack of regard for military and civilian casualties; along with being one of the bloodiest battles in history. -
D-Day
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V-E Day
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Hiroshima
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Nagasaki
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V-J Day
