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Battle of the Atlantic
The longest continuous military campaign in WWII, ran from 1939 to the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, covering a major part of the naval history of WWII.
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Battle of France
Also known as the Fall of France, the German invasion of France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands in WWII.
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Air War Over Japan
Air raids conducted by Allied forces on Japan, causing extensive damage to the country’s cities and killing between 241,000 to 900,000 people. -
Battle of Coral Sea
A major naval battle between the Imperial Japanese Navy, naval and air forces of the United States and Australia. -
Surrender of Corregidor and the Philippines
The culmination of the Japanese campaign for the conquest of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. -
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Battle of Midway
Major naval battle in the Pacific Theater six months after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor and one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea. -
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Battle of Guadalcanal
A military campaign nicknamed Operation Watchtower by American forces, on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific Theater. -
The Casablanca Conference
Held in the Anfa Hotel in Casablanca, French Morocco, to plan the Allied strategy for the next phase of WWII. -
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Battle for Attu and Kiska
The battle fought between American forces, aided by Canadian reconnaissance and fighter-bomber support, and Japan on Attu Island off the coast of Alaska. -
Invasion of Sicily and Italy
Allied invasion of Sicily, a major campaign in WWII, in which the Allied forces took the island of Sicily from the Axis powers. -
Yalta Conference
Also known as the Crimea Conference, meeting of the heads of government from the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union to discuss the postwar reorganization of Germany and Europe. -
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Battle of Okinawa
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Codenamed Operation Iceberg, a major battle in the Pacific Theater, fought on the island of Okinawa by the United States Army and Marine Corps against the Imperial Japanese Army. -
Surrender of Germany
A legal document affecting the extinction of Nazi Germany and ended WWII in Europe. -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Two nuclear weapons detonated by the United States over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people, most of whom were civilians. -
Surrender of Japan
Announced by Japanese Emperor Hirohito on August 15th and formally signed on September 2nd, 1945, bringing the hostilities of WWII to a close.
