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The Invasion of Poland
The invasion of Poland was the beginning of World War II. Nazi Germany, the Slovak Republic, and the Soviet Union attacked Poland, which was also known as the September Campaign. -
The Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was a military campaign of the Second World War. -
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The attack force, commanded by Chūichi Nagumo, -
The Battle of Midway
a decisive naval battle fought between the United States and Japan in the Pacific Ocean -
The Battle of Stalingrad
Was a brutal and decisive battle on the Eastern Front of World War II, where Soviet forces ultimately defeated the German Sixth Army and turned the tide of the war in the Soviet Union's favor. -
Operation Torch
Allied invasion of French North Africa during World War II. -
The Battle of Kursk
The Soviets successfully repulse a German offensive, marking a decisive shift in the war's momentum and the beginning of the end for the German army on the Eastern Front. -
Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program
Was a program established by the Allies to help protect cultural property in war areas during and after World War II. The group of about 400 service members and civilians worked with military forces to protect historic and cultural monuments from war damage. -
D-Day (June 6th, 1944)
The Allied invasion of Normandy, France, began with the largest amphibious assault in history, involving over 150,000 troops landing on five beaches. -
The Battle of the Bulge
German forces initially breached the Allied lines, creating a "bulge" in the front. While achieving initial success, the Germans were ultimately repelled, and the battle resulted in heavy casualties on both sides, marking a turning point in the Western front. -
The Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a very bloody and costly battle for the US Marines, but it was not the bloodiest battle in all of World War II, as there were larger scale battles, like Stalingrad and Okinawa, with significantly higher casualties. -
The Battle of Okinawa
US forces fight Japanese defenders on the island of Okinawa from April to June 1945, resulting in a US victory but with heavy casualties on both sides, including civilian deaths. -
The Death of FDR
While sitting for a portrait, he collapsed and died of a cerebral hemorrhage. Vice President Harry Truman took the oath of office the same day. -
The Death of Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler committed suicide after being hunted by Soviet troops storming Berlin. -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
The United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, resulting in immense destruction and the deaths of tens of thousands, marking the first and only use of nuclear weapons in a military conflict. -
Atomic Bombing Nagasaki
The second bomb, named Fat Man, was dropped on Nagasaki from the Bockscar, also a B-29 bomber.