WW2 Timeline

  • The Invasion of Poland

    The Invasion of Poland
    The invasion of Poland was a military attack on Poland by Nazi Germany. It marked the beginning of World War II.
  • Operation Torch

    Operation Torch
    The invasion of French North Africa during the Second World War. It Boosted American morales.
  • The Battle of Britain

    The Battle of Britain
    The Battle of Britain was an air campaign waged between the Luftwaffe and the United Kingdom. It was the First Major Air Battle.
  • The Bombing of Pearl Harbor

    The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
    The bombing of Pearl Harbor was a surprise military attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy on the U.S. Pacific. The attack led to the U.S. declaring war on Japan.
  • The Battle of Midway

    The Battle of Midway
    The Battle of Midway was a decisive naval battle fought between the United States and Japan near Midway Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.
  • The Battle of Stalingrad

    The Battle of Stalingrad
    The Battle of Stalingrad was a pivotal World War II battle fought between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany over the city of Stalingrad.
  • Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program

    Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program
    The program was an international group established in 1943 that worked under the Civil Affairs and Military Government Sections to help protect cultural property during and after World War II.
  • The Battle of Kursk

    The Battle of Kursk
    The Battle of Kursk was a major World War II engagement fought between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany near the city of Kursk in southwestern Russia.
  • D-Day (June 6th, 1944)

    D-Day (June 6th, 1944)
    The Allies launched the long-anticipated invasion of Normandy, France.
  • Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima

    Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
    The atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima marked the first use of nuclear weapons in warfare.
  • The Battle of the Bulge

    The Battle of the Bulge
    The Battle of the Bulge was a last-ditch attempt by the German army during World War II to push back against the Allied forces in Western Europe.
  • The Battle of Okinawa

    The Battle of Okinawa
    The Battle of Okinawa was the last major battle of World War II and the bloodiest of the Pacific campaign.
  • The Battle of Iwo Jima

    The Battle of Iwo Jima
    The Battle of Iwo Jima was an epic military campaign between U.S. Marines and the Imperial Army of Japan.
  • The Death of FDR

    The Death of FDR
    He collapsed and died of a cerebral hemorrhage.
  • The Death of Adolf Hitler

    The Death of Adolf Hitler
    He committed suicide via a gunshot to the head.
  • Atomic Bombing Nagasaki

    Atomic Bombing Nagasaki
    It marked the second use of a nuclear weapon in warfare.