WWII Timeline

  • The Battle of Britain

    The Battle of Britain
    The Battle of Britain was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force and the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy defended the United Kingdom against large-scale attacks by the German air force. This Battle was important. It was one of Britain's most important victories because it showed Germany could be defeated.
  • The Bombing of Pearl Harbor

    The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
    The Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States. The attack killed 2,403 U.S. personnel, including 68 civilians, and destroyed and damaged 19 U.S Navy, including 8 battleships. Pearl Harbor was significant to World War two because it initially started World War two for the United States and immediately declared war on Japan.
  • The Battle of Midway

    The Battle of Midway
    The Battle of Midway was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War 2 that took place six months after the Empire of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. This battle was important because it stopped the growth of Japan in the Pacific and put the United States in a position to begin shrinking the Japanese Empire.
  • The Battle of Stalingrad

    The Battle of Stalingrad
    The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War 2 where Nazi Germany and its allies unsuccessfully fought the Soviet Union for control. This battle was important because it marked a turning point in the war and significantly weakened Germany's military forces.
  • Operation Torch

    Operation Torch
    Operation Torch was an Allied invasion of French North Africa during the Second World War. The torch was a compromise operation. This was important because the British met their objective of securing victory in North Africa.
  • Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program

    Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program
    Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program was a section unit program established by the Allies in 1943 to help protect cultural property in war areas during and after World War 2.
  • The Death of FDR

    The Death of FDR
    The Death of FDR. Franklin died in 1945 because his health was declining steadily during the Wars. He was a very important figure. He was an American Statesman and politician.
  • The Battle of Kursk

    The Battle of Kursk
    The Battle of Kursk was a major World War 2 Eastern Front battle between the forces of Germany and the Soviet Union near Kursk in southwestern Russia during the summer of 1943. It became the largest tank battle in history. The battle was important because it marked the decisive end of German offensive capability on the Eastern Front and cleared the way for the great Soviet offensives.
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    D-Day was the landing operations and airborne operations of the Allied invasion of Normandy. It was important because it led to the liberation of France, which denied Germany any further exploitation.
  • The Battle of the Bulge

    The Battle of the Bulge
    The Battle of the Bulge was a major German Offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War 2. This Battle was important because it marked the last German offense on the Western Front.
  • The Battle of Iwo Jima

    The Battle of Iwo Jima
    The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps and the United States Navy Landed and eventually captured the Island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Army. This Battle was significant to World War two because it was a landing site for more than 2,200 B-29 bombers and saved 24,000 U.S airmen
  • The Battle of Okinawa

    The Battle of Okinawa
    The Battle of Okinawa was a major battle of The Pacific War fought on the Island of Okinawa by the United States Army and the United States Marine Corps forces against the Imperial Japanese Army. This battle was important because it provided Allied forces with an airbase from which bombers could strike Japan.
  • The Death of Adolf Hitler

    The Death of Adolf Hitler
    The Death of Adolf Hitler. He attempted suicide in 1945. He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party, becoming the chancellor in 1933. His death was important to almost everyone in World War 2, because it meant no more torture.
  • Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima

    Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
    Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima. The first atomic bomb was named "Little Boy" It was dropped on Hiroshima from the Enola Gay, a B-29 Bomber at 8:15 on August 6, 1945.
  • Atomic Bombing Nagasaki

    Atomic Bombing Nagasaki
    The Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki was a bombing dropped over the Japanese cities by the United States. The Bombings killed between 129,000 and 266,000 people.