-
War in North Africa
10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943
This was a series of campaigns in which the Allies and The axis powers fought to take control of Northern Africa. The Allies eventually won the war in Africa, proving to be a strategic region for winning the war. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Aug 23, 1942-Feb 02, 1943
Major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad. -
Tuskegee Airmen
June 1944-1952
A group of all black airmen who fought in Europe and played a key role in protecting bombers headed to their locations. First missions was in North Africa. They proved that African American soldiers were just as capable as white soldiers. -
Italy Surrenders
Mussolini lost control in Italy and Gen. Pietro Badoglio negotiated a conditional surrender but the Germans later sent troops of keep control of Italy. -
Invasion of Normandy
This was the allied invasion of Normandy, France where they fought up the beaches against German machine gun fire. Largest amphibious invasion in history. Common name is D-Day. More than 4,000 Allied troops lost their lives in the D-Day invasion, with thousands more wounded or missing. -
Battle of the Bulge
Dec 16, 1944-Jan 25, 1945
Last major German offensive campaign of World War II. It was launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg, on the Western Front. Americans took the most casualties in this battle. -
Germany Surrenders
Germany surrenders all of its armed forces while Hitler commits suicide due to the allies being in close vicinity. The allies forced Germany to surrender unconditionally. Fighting would still go on in the East for almost another day. But the war in the West was over.
