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The Holocaust
The Holocaust was the systematic persecution and murder of approximately six million Jews by the Nazi regime. -
Anti-semitism
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Germany Invades Poland
When Hitler invaded Poland, France and Britain declared war on Germany. After taking over Poland, Germany attacked France. France fell June of 1940. The only place left in Europe that hadn't fallen under Hitler was Great Britain. The photo is of German soliders parading through Warsaw, Poland after the invasion. -
Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain. Germany suffers its first defeat in the skies over England, and abandons invasion plans. -
Battle of Midway
The battle of Midway was a four day battle between aircrafts. The U.S. destroyed hundreds of Japanese airplanes and regained control the Pacific. Photo: "U.S. Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless dive bombers from the USS Hornet about to attack the burning Japanese cruiser Mikuma for the third time on 6 June 1942" -
D-Day
On June 6, 1944 General Dwight Eisenhower led U.S. and Allied troops in an invasion of Normandy, France. On May 7, 1949 Germany surrendered. -
Stalingrad
Four million troops poured over the Russsian border on June 22, 1944. Within one month, over two and half million Russians had been killed, wounded or captured. Winter came and the German troops were still in summer uniforms. Stalin sent in 2 million more men. In the spring the German Army was almost completly destroyed -
Hitler's suicide
Hitler commits suicide, shortly before the fall of Berlin and surrender of German forces in Europe. -
Hiroshima and Nagaski
Truman decided to use the newly developed atomic bomb to end the war quickly and prevent more U.S. casualties.
