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battle of D-day
the Allies invaded Normandy, France, in the largest amphibious landing in history. -
battle of midway
The Battle of Midway was a U.S. victory over the Japanese Imperial Navy that took place June 4–7, 1942. The battle was a turning point in World War II in the Pacific. -
invasion of Poland
Invasion of Poland, attack on Poland by Nazi Germany that marked the start of World War II. The invasion lasted from September 1 to October 5, 1939. As dawn broke on September 1, 1939, German forces launched a surprise attack on Poland. -
battle of Kursk
It marked the decisive end of the German offensive capability on the Eastern Front and cleared the way for the great Soviet offensives of 1944–45. -
battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was a series of air battles in 1940 between the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the German Luftwaffe. The battle took place over southern England and was a turning point in World War II. -
bombing of pearl harbor
The surprise bombing of Hawaii's military base was done by the Japenese -
battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a brutal World War II battle that took place in the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd, Russia) from August 1942 to February 1943. The Soviet Union defeated the German army in this battle, which was one of the bloodiest in history. -
operation torch
Torch was a compromise operation that met the British objective of securing victory in North Africa while allowing American armed forces the opportunity to begin their fight against Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy on a limited scale. -
battle of the buldge
The Battle of the Bulge was a German offensive in World War II that took place in the Ardennes Forest in Belgium and Luxembourg. The battle lasted from December 16, 1944 to January 25, 1945. -
Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program
In 1943, the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program (MFAA) was established under the Civil Affairs and Military Government sections of the Allied armies as part of a concerted effort to protect artworks, archives, and monuments of historical and cultural significance as the Allies advanced across Europe. -
battle of Iwo jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a key turning point in World War II because it gave the U.S. a strategic air base in the Pacific. The island was located halfway between Tokyo and Saipan, and was a Japanese stronghold that could not be bypassed. -
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battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa, which took place from April 1 to June 22, 1945, was a brutal and bloody World War II engagement where American forces invaded and eventually captured the island of Okinawa from the Japanese, marking one of the final major battles of the Pacific campaign and characterized by fierce close-quarters combat, -
death of FDR
Roosevelt won reelection in 1944 but died in 1945 after his physical health seriously and steadily declined during the war years. Since then, several of his actions have come under criticism, such as his ordering of the internment of Japanese Americans. -
the death of Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler committed suicide on April 30, 1945 after being hunted by Soviet troops storming Berlin. -
atomic bombing of Hiroshima
The United States dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945 to force Japan to surrender and end World War II quickly. The US also wanted to test the bomb's destructive power. -
bombing of nagasaki
The bombing of the Japanese city of Nagasaki with the Fat Man plutonium bomb device on August 9, 1945, caused terrible human devastation and helped end World War II.