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Invasions of Poland by USSR and Germany
Known as the September Campaign or the 1939 defensive war. This invasion of Poland was by Germany, the Soviet Union, and a Small Slova contigent that marked the beginning of WWII in Europe. The campaign ended on the 6th of October 1939 with Germany and the Soviet Union dividing and annexing the whole of Poland. -
Germany invades Denmark, Norway, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg
On April 8, the British violated Norwegian neutrality by laying ocean mines in the shipping channel that the Germans were using to bring iron ore from Sweden. Hitler already had plans to occupy Norway. His admirals persuaded him to take Norway before the British occupied it or its territorial waters, cutting Germany from iron ore, a major source. -
British armored forces attack Italian forces in North Africa
The North African Campaign took place in North African on June 10, 1940 to May 13, 1943. It included campaigns fought in the Libyan and Egyptian deserts (Western Desert Campaign, also known as the Desert War) and in Morocco and Algeria (Operation Torch) and Tunisia (Tunisia Campaign).The campaign was fought between the Allies and Axis powers, many that had colonial interests in Africa dating from the 19th century. -
Battle of Britain
On July 10, 1940 the "Air Battle for Great Britain" had begun. The Battle of Britain was the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air forces and it was the largest and most sustained aerial bombing campaign to that date. The result was a decisive British victory. -
Germany invades the USSR
The Eastern Front of WWII was considered the "theatre" of WWII between the European Axis powers and Finland against the Soviet Union, Poland, and some other Allies which obtained Northern, Southern and Eastern Europe. It was known by many different names depending on the nation, like the Great Patriotic War. -
Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941 the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters plotted a surprise strike by the Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. In order to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions the Empire of Japan was planning in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States. -
Battle of Midway
This was the most important naval battle, being only six months after Pearl Harbor, the United States Navy defeated an Japanese Navy attack against Midway Atoll, creating irreparable damage on the Japanese fleet. The US Navy sinks four Japanese aircraft carriers in the fight that proves to be the turning point in the Pacific war. -
Battle of Stalingrad
This is the most decisive battle of WWII that Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in the southwestern Soviet Union. It is known as onw of the bloodiest battles in all of warfare. The heavy losses on the German army made it a significant turning point in the whole war.After the Battle of Stalingrad, German forces never recovered their earlier strength, and no further strategic victories in the East. -
D-Day
160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of the French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. General Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which “we will accept nothing less than full victory.” More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and at the end of the day on June 6, the Allies gained a foot- hold in Normandy. The D-Day cost was very high, more than 9,000 Allied Soldiers were killed or wounded. -
Manhattan Project
This project was led by the United States with the support of the United Kingdom and Canada creating the first atmoic bomb, it was successfully used in August to force the surrender of Japan. Over 90% of the cost was for building factories and producing the fissionable materials, with less than 10% for development and production of the weapons. Research and production took place at more than thirty sites across the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada,
