World War II Timeline

Start of the war in Atlantic/European Theater

Sep 1, 1939

Evacuation of Dunkirk

May 27, 1940

It increased civillian moral and prevented the loss of Britains trained troops.

Battle of Britain

Jul 10, 1940

This helped the American troops to make a base of operations and stay free from the Nazis. This a major air campaign.

Lend/Lease Act

Mar 11, 1941

Start of the war in Pacific Theater

Dec 7, 1941

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

U.S. joins the war

Dec 8, 1941

Battle of Midway

Jun 3, 1942

This was the tuning point of the war. This was a naval battle.

Doolittle Raid

Jul 18, 1942

This caused the Japanesse to recoil thier defences and created fear in Japan.

D-day

Jun 6, 1944

Battle of the Bulge

Dec 16, 1944

This was the last German offence and Germany experienced big losses. this was the last-ditch German military counter-offensive.

Russian troops discover Auschwitz

Jan 27, 1945

The troops went into poland freeing the people stuck in the concentration camps.

Yalta Conference

Feb 4, 1945

Battle of Iwo Jima

Feb 19, 1945

This is still the bloodiest battle in marine corps history. This was a pacific campaign aginst Japan.

V-E day

May 8, 1945

Okinawa Fell

Jul 1, 1945

It gave the allies a base to that where the bombers could strike.

Death of Roosevelt

Jul 12, 1945

Hiroshima

Aug 6, 1945

Nagasaki

Aug 6, 1945

V-J day

Sep 2, 1945

Creation of United Nations

Oct 24, 1945