World War II

Japanese Invasion of Manchuria

Sep 18, 1931

Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invaded Manchuria immediately following the Mukden Incident.

Japanese Invasion of China

Jul 7, 1937

Seeking raw materials to fuel its growing industries, Japan invaded the Chinese province of Manchuria in 1931.

Rape on Nanjing

Dec 13, 1937

Rape of Nanjing was an episode of mass murder and mass rape committed by Imperial Japanese troops

Munich Conference

Sep 30, 1938

Leaders of Great Britain, France, and Italy agreed to allow Germany to annex certain areas of Czechoslovakia

Invasion of Poland

Sep 1, 1939

Attack on the Second Polish Republic by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union which marked the beginning of World War II

Western Desert Campaign

Jun 11, 1940

Took place in the deserts of Egypt and Libya and was the main theatre in the North African campaign of the Second World War.

Battle of Britain

Jul 10, 1940

Royal Air Force and the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy defended the United Kingdom against large-scale attacks

Operation Barbarossa

Jun 22, 1941

Also known as the German invasion of the Soviet Union was the code name for the invasion of the Soviet Union

Battle of Moscow

Sep 30, 1941

The Battle of Moscow was a military campaign that consisted of two periods of strategically significant fighting

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

The Attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service

Battle of the Coral Sea

May 4, 1942

Major naval battle between the Imperial Japanese Navy and naval and air forces of the United States and Australia

Battle of El Alamein

Jul 1, 1942

The First Battle of El Alamein was a battle of the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War