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Timeline of Battles/Events During The World War II and Holocaust Period

  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain
    A pivotal air campaign fought between the Royal Air Force (RAF) of Britain and the German Luftwaffe during World War II. It was the first major military campaign to be fought entirely by air forces. It was considered as a significant turning point in the war since The RAF had successfully defended Britain against some very large-scale attacks by the Luftwaffe, preventing Nazi Germany from achieving air superiority over the British Isles.
  • Operation Barbarossa

    Operation Barbarossa
    The code name for Nazi Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II due to Hitler had broken the German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
    It was the largest military operation in history, aiming to conquer vast Soviet territories and destroy the Soviet state. Despite the initial success, the operation did ultimately fail due to the logistical challenges, harsh weather conditions, and Soviet resilience. That had marked as a turning point in the war on the Eastern Front
  • Operation Torch

    Operation Torch
    -The Allied invasion of French North Africa during World War II
    Led by American General Dwight D. Eisenhower, this allied invasion aimed to secure the region back up, gain control of key ports, and open up a second front against Axis forces in North Africa. This was caused by when Germany was forced to be pushed to the East and the British to be pushed to the west when the first American troops entered the European War and dropped in at French Morocco.
  • Operation Overlord

    Operation Overlord
    The codename for the Allied invasion of Normandy, France, during World War II
    Led by General Dwight D. Eisenhower, it involved the largest amphibious assault in history, with Allied forces landing on the beaches of Normandy to establish a foothold in Western Europe. Overlord marked the beginning of the liberation of German-occupied France and eventually led to the defeat of Nazi Germany.
  • Yalta Conference

    Yalta Conference
    The Yalta Conference was a meeting held between the leaders of the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom: President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Premier Joseph Stalin, and Prime Minister Winston Churchill, respectively. The conference took place in the Crimean resort town of Yalta. The primary focus of this meeting was on planning the post-war reorganization of Europe and the establishment of a new world order following the defeat of Nazi Germany