WWII Timeline, US History

  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain
    germany bombs Britain to try to destroy their airforce, however, the british didn't let that happen, and defeated them. The battle was mostly fought with aircrafts.
  • Bombing of Pearl Harbor

    Bombing of Pearl Harbor
    A devastating attack on Pearl harbor that occured because Japan didn't want the United States to interfere with their plan.
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway
    An important battle which turned the tides of the war, with Japan failing to end the United States' naval power.
  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad
    battle between Germany and the Soviets for control of the city known as Stalingrad. It was also a large, bloody battle.
  • Operation Torch

    Operation Torch
    An invasion of french North Africa
  • Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program

    Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program
    People helping to preserve monuments, and other things from the event known as WW2
  • Battle of Kursk

    Battle of Kursk
    battle between the german and soviet forces, contained a lot of tanks, and germans were. overconfident and lost.
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    The allied forces begin an attack at Nazi France, with over 100,000 troops.
  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge
    The last major German battle in western europe. The allies won this battle.
  • Battle of Iwo Jima

    Battle of Iwo Jima
    A battle which the americans invaded Iwo Jima, which resulted in american victory, but a lot of bloodshed.
  • Battle of Okinawa

    Battle of Okinawa
    Battle that lasted 22 days, "Operation Iceberg" was a battle which the allies won, with possibly the largest amount of casualties.
  • Death of FDR

    Death of FDR
    Franklin D. Roosevelt dies in his 4th term.
  • Adolf Hitler dies

    Adolf Hitler dies
    Hitler dies by swallowing a cyanide capsule and shooting himself in the head.
  • Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima

    Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
    The first atomic bomb, nicknamed "Little Boy," was dropped at hiroshima, causing many deaths.
  • Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki

    Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki
    the second atomic bomb, nicknamed "Fat Man" was dropped at Nagasaki, causing more deaths.