World war 2 timeline

  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain
    The Battle of Britain is the name given to the Second World War defence of the United Kingdom by the Royal Air Force against an onslaught by the German Air Force
  • Invasion of the Soviet Union

    Invasion of the Soviet Union
    Operation Barbarossa was the code name for Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II
  • Pearl Hearber

    Pearl Hearber
    On December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on the United States, bombing warships and military targets in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad
    Battle of Stalingrad was a 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 in Southern Russia.
  • Battle of midway

    Battle of midway
    The Battle of Midway was a crucial and decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II.
  • D-day

    D-day
    The Normandy landings were the landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II