europe

By mlecolst

  • invasion of poland

    invasion of poland
    The invasion of Poland, marked the beginning of World War II. One week after the signing of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact between Germany and the Soviet Union.

  • Invasion of France

    Invasion of France
    The Battle of France, was the German invasion of France. On September 3, 1939 France had declared war on Germany, following the German invasion of Poland. The Battle of Dunkirk was fought in Dunkirk, France, during the Second World War, between the Allies and Nazi Germany.

  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain
    The Battle of Britain was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's air force.

  • Stalingrad

    Stalingrad
    successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd), Russia, U.S.S.R., during World War II.

  • Normandy Invasion (D-day)

    Normandy Invasion (D-day)
    Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history.

  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge
    was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II,

  • Yalta Conference

    Yalta Conference
    was the World War II meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union to discuss the postwar reorganization of Germany and Europe.

  • V-E Day

    V-E Day
    is a day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces on marking the end of World War II in Europe.