World War II Timeline- Ivy

  • Start of War in Atlantic/European Theatre

    Start of War in Atlantic/European Theatre
  • The Battle of the Atlantic

    The Battle of the Atlantic
    The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest military campaign in WW2. Running from 1939 until 1945. Nazi Germany fought on boats in the Atlantic Ocean
  • Evacuation of Dunkirk

    Evacuation of Dunkirk
    The Evacuation of Dunkirk or "Operation Dynamo", was the evacuation of more than 338,000 allied soldiers during WW2 from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, in the north of France.
  • Lend/ Lease Act

    Lend/ Lease Act
  • Start of War in Pacific Theatre (Start of fighting)

    Start of War in Pacific Theatre (Start of fighting)
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
  • US Joined The War

    US Joined The War
  • DooLittle Raid

    DooLittle Raid
    WW2 US Army Air Forces bombing raid on Tokyo and other Japanese cities. First American air operation to strike the Japanese archipelago.
  • Battle of the Coral Sea

    Battle of the Coral Sea
    Major naval battle between the Imperial Japanese Navy and naval and air forces of the United States and Australia. Japanese Won.
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway
    Major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of WW2. Aircraft from Japanese carriers attacked and damaged the US base on Midway.
  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad
    Major Battle on Eastern Front. Nazi Germany and their allies fought Soviet Union for control of Stalingrad and lost.
  • D-Day

    D-Day
  • Russian Troops Discover Auschwitz

    Russian Troops Discover Auschwitz
    Also known as the "Day of Liberation", Soviet troops discovered and liberated the prisoners of Auschwitz concentration camp.
  • Yalta Conference

    Yalta Conference
  • Battle of Iwo Jima

    Battle of Iwo Jima
    US Marines invaded Iwo Jima. Japanese defenders of the island were dug into bunkers deep in volcanic rock. Approximately 70,000 U.S. Marines and 18,000 Japanese soldiers took part in the battle.
  • Death Of FDR

    Death Of FDR
  • Victory - Europe day

    Victory - Europe day
  • Hiroshima

    Hiroshima
  • Nagasaki

    Nagasaki
  • Victory over Japan

    Victory over Japan
  • Creation Of United Nations

    Creation Of United Nations