WWII Timeline

  • The Battle of Britain

    The Battle of Britain
    A military campaign of World War 2, where the Royal Air Force and the Fleet Air Force defended the UK
  • The bombing of Pearl Harbor

    The bombing of Pearl Harbor
    A surprise military attack by the Japanese against the U.S.
  • The Battle of Midway

    The Battle of Midway
    A major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War 2
  • The Battle of Starlingrad

    The Battle of Starlingrad
    A major battle on the Eastern Front of World War 2 where Nazi Germany fought the Soviet Union
  • Operation Torch

    Operation Torch
    Saw the Americans gain their first major victory in WWII
  • Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program

    Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program
    A program established by the Allies in 1943 to help protect cultural property during WWII
  • The Battle of Kursk

    The Battle of Kursk
    A major Eastern Front battle between the forces of Germany and the Soviet union
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    The largest seaborne invasion in history. The Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during WWII
  • The Battle of the Bulge

    The Battle of the Bulge
    A major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during WWII
  • The Battle of Iwo Jima

    The Battle of Iwo Jima
    A major battle where the U.S. captured the island of Iwo Jima from Japan.
  • The Battle of Okinawa

    The Battle of Okinawa
    A major battle of the Pacific War was fought on the Island of Ikinawa by the U.S. and Japan
  • The Death of FDR

    The Death of FDR
    An American President. Was the U.S. President through all of WWII
  • The Death of Adolf Hitler

    The Death of Adolf Hitler
    When Adolf Hitler committed suicide to free himself of the punishments he was to face after the havoc he caused
  • Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima

    Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
    The first-ever atomic bomb dropped named "Little Boy"
  • The Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki

    The Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki
    The second-ever Atomic bomb dropped. 3 days after dropping one Hiroshima