WW2 Timeline

By Landon Feeler

  • The Battle of Britain

    The Battle of Britain
    The Battle of Britain was the successful defense of Great Britain against the air raids conducted by the German air force in 1940 after the fall of France during World War II.

  • The Bombing of Pearl Harbor

    The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
    This was a surprise attack from Japan to the US Naval Base at Pearl Harbor. The Japanasse fought with aircraft and took down eighteen US navy vessels, and a lot of aircraft.

  • The Battle of Midway

    The Battle of Midway
    The United States destroyed Japan's first-line carrier strength and most of its best trained naval pilots.

  • D-Day (June 6th, 1944)

    D-Day (June 6th, 1944)
    Thisbrought together the land, air, and sea forces of the allied armies in what became known as the largest amphibious invasion in military history.

  • The Battle of Stalingrad

    The Battle of Stalingrad
    This was a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II, beginning when Nazi Germany and its Axis allies attacked the Soviet Union.

  • Operation Torch

    Operation Torch
    Was the invasion of west North Africa to prevent the Germans taking control of the territories occupied by the French, then under the control of the Vichy French Government.

  • The Battle of Kursk

    The Battle of Kursk
    The Battle of Kursk was the largest tank battle in history, involving some 6,000 tanks, 2,000,000 troops, and 4,000 aircraft. This was between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.

  • The Battle of the Bulge

    The Battle of the Bulge
    This was the last German offensive campaighn on the Western Front during the second world war.

  • The Battle of Iwo Jima

    The Battle of Iwo Jima
    The battle of Iwo Jima was a 36-day fight on an island between the US and Japan. 7,000 maries died and almost 20,000 were wounded.

  • The Death of FDR

    The Death of FDR
    He was the longest-serving U.S. president, he is the only president to have served more than two terms. He passed from heath issues.

  • The Death of Adolf Hitler

    The Death of Adolf Hitler
    Adolf Hitler commited suicide by shooting himself in the head, this happened at Führerbunker in Berlin.

  • The Battle of Okinawa

    The Battle of Okinawa
    This battle was another battle between the US and Japan. This battle included some of the worst kamikazi attacks of the war. It was a victory for the US but there more than 49,000 casualties and 12,500 men kiled.