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Germany Invades Poland
The Invasion of Poland, also known as the September Campaign or the 1939 Defensive War in Poland, was the invasion of Poland by the Nazis. Started WWII. -
Operation Barbarossa
Codename for Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union. Ended January 7, 1942. -
Siege of Leningrad
Was a prolonged military blockade undertaken mainly by the German Army against Leningrad. -
Pearl Harbor Attack
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy on the US Naval Base Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. -
Battle of Alamein
First major battle of the Western Battle Campaign fought on the northern coast of Egypt between Axis forces of the Panzer Army Africa and Allied forces. Ended July 27, 1942. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Major Battle on the Eastern Front of WWII. Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of Stalingrad. Ended February 2, 1943. -
Operation Torch
The British-American Invasion of French North Africa. Ended November 10, 1942. -
Invasion of Sicily
Allies took the island of Sicily from the Axis powers. Ended on August 17th. -
Battle of Anzio
Important battle of the Italian Campaign against the German forces at Anzio and Nettuno. Ended June 5, 1944. -
Fall of Rome
Rome, the capital of Italy, falls to the Allied powers. -
D-Day at Normandy
The D-Day at Normandy was the Allied invasion of Normandy codenamed Operation Overlord. Included over 5,000 ships, 11,000 airplanes, and over 150,000 men. Nearly 10,000 casualties. -
Battle of the Bulge
Major German offensive campaign through the Ardennes. Ended January 25, 1945. -
FDR Dies
US President FDR dies of a cerebral hemmorrhage in Warm Springs, Georgia. -
Benito Mussolini Dies
Benito Mussolini is executed by a firing squad days before Germany surrenders. -
Hitler Commits Suicide
Adolf Hitler commits suicide in Berlin, Germany by taking cyanide. Germany surrenders the day after. -
Germany Surrenders
Germany signs an unconditional surrender to the Allied Powers. -
Hiroshima
The US drops the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, killing 75,000 people instantly and injuring more than 100,000. -
Nagasaki
The US drops a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki killing 80,000 people. -
VJ Day
Declared by President Truman, when the news of the surrender was declared to the world. A formal surrender ceremony was held in Tokyo Bay aboard the USS Missouri. -
VE Day
Victory in Europe Day marked the formal acceptance by the Allies of WWII of Germany's unconditional surrender.
