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Hitler invades & attacks Poland
The September campaign, also known as the defensive war of 1939 or the Poland campaign, was a Nazi Germany and Soviet Union invasion on the Republic of Poland that marked the start of World War II. -
Britain and France declare war on Germany
In reaction to Hitler's invasion of Poland, Britain and France, both friends of the occupied country, declared war on Germany on September 3, 1939. -
Battle of the Atlantic
The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest combat campaign ever fought on the globe. This battle accounted for the majority of naval action during WWII. -
D-Day
The September campaign, also known as the defensive war of 1939 or the Poland campaign, was a Nazi Germany and Soviet Union invasion of the Republic of Poland that marked the start of World War II. -
Fall of France
The new French administration was situated in the central French city of Vichy. However, once the Allies invaded North Africa in late 1942, it virtually lost authority as German and Italian soldiers took over. -
Miracle at Dunkirk
The Dunkirk evacuation, also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk or just Dunkirk, took place between May 26 and June 4, 1940, and was designated Operation Dynamo. -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain marked the beginning and end of the Royal Air Force's use in the United Kingdom. -
Battle of Dieppe
During World War II, the Dieppe Raid, also known as Operation Jubilee, was an amphibious attack by the Allies against the German-occupied port of Dieppe in northern France. -
German and Italian troops surrender in Africa
The Axis troops in North Africa surrendered six days later, on May 13, 1943, after suffering 40,000 losses in Tunisia alone; 267,000 German and Italian soldiers were taken, prisoner. -
Italian campaign
The Italian campaign, also known as the Liberation of Italy, lasted from 1943 to 1945 and consisted of Allied and Axis engagements in and around Italy. -
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
The Pearl Harbor bombing was an unexpected military attack on the United States by Japan on the naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. -
End of the War in the Pacific (Japan surrenders)
On August 15, Japanese Emperor Hirohito declared Imperial Japan's surrender, which was later signed on September 2, 1945, thereby ending World War II hostilities. ... On August 6, 1945, at 8:15 a.m. local time, the United States unleashed an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. -
End of the War in Europe
In the early hours of May 7, 1945, representatives from the Allied high command accepted the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany, marking the end of World