World war II

Battle of Britain

Jul 10, 1940

This is a battle in which the Royal Air Force defended the U.K. from a large scale attack from the Nazi Luftwaffe, German Air Force.

Invasion of the Soviet Union

Jun 22, 1941

Also known as Operation Barbarossa, the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union, which started on Sunday, 22 June 1941, during World War II. The operation put into action Nazi Germany's ideological goal of conquering the western Soviet Union. This involved Russia, Germany, Italy, Romania, Finland, Croatia, and Hungary.

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

It was a surprise attack of a US naval base in Honolulu, by the Japanese naval Air Force. This prompted the US to join WW2

Battle of Stalingrad

Aug 23, 1942

The largest confrontation of world war 2, it involved Germany and its allies trying to take control of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in southern Russia

Invasion of Normandy

Jun 6, 1944

Also known as D-day, this was the invasion of nazi held French coastlines. This is the largest amphibious assault ever. It gave the allies a foothold into Nazi France. And lead to the downfall of the nazi regime

Battle of the bulge

Dec 16, 1944

The last major German campaign on the western front.