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The Invasion of Poland
The Invasion of Poland was an attack orchestrated by the Germans and the Soviets, that eventually led to the start of World War II. -
The Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was an aerial conflict between the German Luftwaffe forces and Great British troops. It was the first major aerial battle, and it displayed that Nazi Germany wasn't invincible. -
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The bombing of Pearl Harbor was a surprise attack by the Japanese to try and cripple the US, and also prevent them from joining the war before they were ready. -
The Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was an important naval battle that occurred in the Pacific Theater. It was fought almost entirely with aircraft and was meant to secure dominance in the Pacific. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a brutal fight on the Eastern Front, in which the Soviets prevailed against Nazi Germany to maintain the Russian city of Stalingrad. -
Operation Torch
Operation Torch was an Allied invasion of French North Africa during the Second World War. The operation was made to take pressure off of the Soviet Union by opening a second front in the Mediterranean to divert German attention. -
Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program
The Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program was a program established by the Civil Affairs and the Allied armies as part of an effort to protect artworks, archives, and monuments of historical and cultural significance as the Allies advanced across Europe. -
The Battle of Kursk
The Battle of Kursk was another major Eastern Front battle between the forces of Germany and the Soviet Union near Kursk in southwestern Russia. It ultimately became the largest tank battle in history, marking the end of the German offensive capability. -
D-Day
D-Day, the invasion of the beaches at Normandy in northern France by troops from the United States. Allied forces launched the largest land, air, and sea invasion in the history of war. The battle was meant to allow the US to liberate north-west Europe from the Nazis. -
The Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II. During the battle, the German army launched an attack on the United States intended to cut through the Allied forces in a way that would give Hitler the upper hand. -
The Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a conflict where the United States Navy overtook the Japanese island of Iwo Jima. -
The Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa was the last major battle of the Second World War fought on the Japanese island of Okinawa by the United States Army and Marine Corps forces against the Imperial Japanese Army. The battle for Okinawa lasted over three months and had some of the worst kamikaze attacks of the entire war. By the time Okinawa was secured by American forces, they had sustained over 49,000 casualties including more than 12,500 men killed or missing. -
The Death of FDR
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, more commonly known as FDR, served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. After his death, Vice President Harry S. Truman was sworn in charge of the country. -
The Death of Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler, the chancellor and dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945, died by suicide due to a gunshot to the head in the Führerbunker in Berlin, Germany. His death caused the German forces to issue an unconditional surrender eight days later on May 8th. -
The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
During World War II, an American B-29 bomber by the name of Enola Gay dropped the world’s first atomic bomb, Little Boy, over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The explosion immediately killed an estimated 80,000 people. -
The Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki
Three days after the first bombing, a second B-29 dropped another A-bomb on Nagasaki, called Fat Man, killing an estimated 40,000 people. Japan’s Emperor Hirohito announced his country’s unconditional surrender through a radio address.