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The Battle of Britain
The Royal Air Forces fought off Nazi planes defending the U.K. This was the first major military campaign fought completely by the air forces. -
The Battle of Midway
The U.S. Navy had successfully broken the Japanese code and found out their plan to attack Midway. Japan lost many trained pilots and carriers to the United States. -
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The Japanese Navy Air Service sent a surprise attack against the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. -
D-Day (June 6th, 1944)
Operation Neptune (D-Day) was the largest sea-to-land invasion in history. Located in Normandy. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
The Nazis tried to fight the Soviet Union for control over the city of Stalingrad. The Nazis were very unsuccessful. -
Operation Torch
This operation let the British secure North Africa while allowing the American armed forces to engage in a fight against Nazi Germany. -
The Battle of the Bulge
The Allies won the Battle of the Bulge which led to very high German casualties. Germany lost about 80,000-100,00 men while the Americans lost only 75,000. -
Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program
Helped protect cultural property in war areas during WWII. -
The Battle of Kursk
Nazi Germany lost this battle against the Soviet Union on the Eastern Front. The largest tank battle in history. -
The Battle of Iwo Jima
the United States Marine Corps and United States Navy captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army. -
The Death of FDR
Died of a cerebral hemorrhage. After his death, his Vice President, Harry Truman, took his place as president. -
The Death of Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler, leader of Nazi Germany, committed suicide with his wife Eva Braun. -
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki
Three days after the first bomb attack on Hiroshima another bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. After this Japan’s Emperor Hirohito announced Japan's surrender in the war. -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
the American B-29 bomber Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.