WWII timeline

  • The Invasion of Poland

    The Invasion of Poland
    On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland initiating World War I, and the Soviet Union later invaded Poland on September 17th.
  • The Battle of Britain

    The Battle of Britain
    The Battle of Britain was an air campaign during World War II where the Royal Air Force fought against the Luftwaffe to defend the United Kingdom from 50 days of bombings.
  • The Bombing of Pearl Harbor

    The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
    Japan surprise attacked Pearl harbour which led them to getting involved with WWII
  • The Battle of Midway

    The Battle of Midway
    The Battle of Midway was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II
  • The Battle of Stalingrad

    The Battle of Stalingrad
    This was one of the bloodiest battles in the war, it was fought on the eastern front.
  • Operation Torch

    Operation Torch
    Operation Torch constituted the biggest and most complex amphibious landing in world history.
  • The Battle of Kursk

    The Battle of Kursk
    The Battle of Kursk, a major World War II Eastern Front battle between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union in the summer of 1943.
  • Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program

    Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program
    This was a program established by the Allies in 1943 to help protect cultural property in war areas
  • The Battle of the Bulge

    The Battle of the Bulge
    the last major German offensive on the Western Front during World War II,
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    he day the Allied forces launched the Normandy landings
  • The Battle of Okinawa

    The Battle of Okinawa
    a major World War II Pacific theater engagement
  • The Battle of Iwo Jima

    The Battle of Iwo Jima
    a crucial World War II battle where US Marines and Sailors landed on and captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army
  • The Death of FDR

    The Death of FDR
    He is the longest-serving U.S. president, and the only one to have served more than two terms.
  • The Death of Adolf Hitler

    The Death of Adolf Hitler
    He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party, becoming the chancellor in 1933 and then taking the title of Führer und Reichskanzler in 1934
  • Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima

    Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
  • Atomic Bombing Nagasaki

    Atomic Bombing Nagasaki