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Battle of Britain
An earlier battle in WW2, in which the Royal Air Force (England) defended the UK from the German Air Force. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The Japanese Naval Air Service launched a surprise bombing on the U.S. naval base, Pearl Harbor. -
Bataan Death March
The event of the Japanese sending sixty to eighty thousand PoW were forced to march around sixty miles, where the Japanese beat and killed the prisoners. -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a decisive battle in the Pacific war that occurred six months after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Germany and its allies fought Russia for control of Stalingrad. One of the largest conflicts in WW2. -
D-Day
Ally forces began to land on the beaches of Normandy with attempts of overrunning Northern France. -
Battle of the Bulge
The final conflict in WW2, Allied forces charged Germany as they made their final stand. -
VE-Day
The end of the war in Europe (Victory in Europe Day). -
Bombing of Hiroshima
The Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, killing 80,000 on impact. -
Bombing of Nagasaki
The final act of WW2 before Japan surrendered, the Enola Gay dropped a second nuclear warhead on the city of Nagasaki resulting in around 100,000 casualties. -
VJ Day
Japan announced its surrender, effectively ending WW2.
