World War 2

Battle of Britain

Jul 10, 1940

The Battle of Britain was a military campaign of WW2, in which the Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm. Of the Royal Navy defended the United Kingdom against Nazi Germany’s Air Force.

Operation Barbarossa

Jun 22, 1941

Operation Barbarossa was the code name for the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union. This put into action Nazi Germany’s goal of conquering the western Soviet Union.

Operation Torch

Nov 8, 1942

Allied invasion of French North Africa. French colonies in the area were dominated by the French, formerly allied with Germany.

Operation Strangle

Mar 19, 1943

Was a series of air interdiction operations during the Italian Campaign by the United States Fifteenth and Twelfth Air Forces to interdict German supply routes in Italy.

Operation Overlord

Jun 6, 1944

Code name for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe.

Yalta Conference

Feb 4, 1945

Also known as the Crimea Conference and code named Argonaut, was the World War 2 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.

Battle of Berlin

Apr 16, 1945

Was one of the last major offensives of European theatre. Also known as the Fall of Berlin.