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Munich Agreement
September 29, 1938 -
Invasion of Poland
(September 1, 1939): Germany invaded Poland, starting World War II in Europe. -
Fall of Paris
(June 14, 1940): German forces occupied Paris after a brief battle during the early stages of World War II in Europe. -
Battle of Britain
(July 10 – October 31, 1940): The Battle of Britain was a major air campaign fought between the German Luftwaffe and the Royal Air Force, resulting in a victory for the British and preventing a German invasion of Britain. -
Start of Operation Barbarossa
(June 22, 1941): Germany invaded the Soviet Union, resulting in a brutal conflict on the Eastern Front of World War II. -
Pearl Harbor
The surprise attack by the Japanese on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, resulted in the United States entering World War II. -
Midway
The Battle of Midway was a naval battle fought between the Japanese and the United States, resulting in a decisive victory for the U.S. and a turning point in the Pacific Theater of World War II. -
Stalingrad
(August 23, 1942 – February 2, 1943): The Battle of Stalingrad was a major turning point in the Eastern Front of World War II, resulting in a Soviet victory and a significant loss for the Germans. -
Invasion of Italy
(July 10, 1943 – May 2, 1945): The Allied invasion of Italy was a major campaign in the Mediterranean Theater of World War II, leading to the eventual surrender of Italy to the Allies. -
D-Day
(June 6, 1944): The Allied invasion of Normandy, France, marked a major turning point in the Western Front of World War II and led to the eventual defeat of Germany. -
Liberation of Paris
(August 25, 1944): After four years of German occupation, Allied forces liberated Paris during the final stages of World War II in Europe. -
Iwo Jima
(February 19 – March 26, 1945) The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle fought between the U.S. and Japan on a small volcanic island in the Pacific. -
Okinawa
(April 1 – June 22, 1945): The Battle of Okinawa was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific Theater of World War II, resulting in a victory for the U.S. but with heavy casualties on both sides. -
V-E Day
(May 8, 1945): Victory in Europe Day, the day Germany officially surrendered to the
Munich Agreement:
Date: September 29, 1938 -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
(August 6 and 9, 1945): The United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of civilians and leading to Japan's surrender in World War II. -
VJ - Day
(August 15, 1945): Victory over Japan Day, the day Japan announced its surrender to the Allied Powers, officially ending World War II. -
Invasion of Manchuria
(August 9 – September 2, 1945): Soviet forces invaded Japanese-held Manchuria, leading to Japan's ultimate surrender and the end of World War II. -
Trial Proceedings
November 14, 1945 - October 1, 1946 (initial trial) -
Pre-Trial Hearings
November 20, 1945 - October 1, 1946 -
Subsequent trials
1946-1949 (12 trials in total)