WWII Timeline

  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht
    Kristallnacht was also called Night of Broken Glass. The attacks on Jewish homes, buisnesses, and worship places was where the name came from.
  • Wannsee Conference

    Wannsee Conference
    The Wannsee Conference consisted of German officials. They met to talk about pollicies of Jews.
  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad
    The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle in World War II. It was about the Nazi Germans and Soviet Union fighting for control of Stalingrad. In the end the Soviet Unioni won!
  • Casablanca Conference

    This conference was to discuss European strategy of the Allies. Presidents like Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill were there. As well as French representatives.
  • Italy declares war on Germany

    Germany crossed over the Alps into Italy and took control of the country; this is when Italy declared war on Germany. They weren't allies, but were allied co-belligerent.
  • Anzio Invasion

    Anzio Invasion
    Anzio Invasion was also known as Operation Shingle. It was an Allied attack against Axis forces in the area of Anzio and Nettuno, Italy.
  • Operation Overlord

    Operation Overlord
    Operation Overlord was the code name for the Battle of Normandy. This operation launched the invasion of German-occupied western Europe during World War II by Allied forces.
  • Liberation of Paris

    Liberation of Paris
    The Liberation of Paris was also known as the Battle for Paris. Some people called it the last battle in the Battle for Normandy.
  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge
    The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive launched toward the end of World War II. It took place in French forests.
  • Yalta Conference

    Yalta Conference
    The Yalta Conference was the wartime meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union. The talked about Europe's post-war reorganization.
  • V-E Day

    V-E Day is also known as Victory in Europe Day. This was the day that the Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler's dictatorship.
  • Nuremberg Trials

    Nuremberg Trials were a series of military trials held by the Allied forces. It delt with the prosecution of prominent members of the political, military, and economic leadership of the defeated Nazi Germany