WWII Timeline

  • The Invasion of Poland

    The Invasion of Poland
    The Invasion of Poland was a defensive War of 1939 it was a joint attack on the Republic of Poland.
  • The Bombing of Pearl Harbor

    The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
    The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Empire of Japan on the United States Pacific Fleet.
  • The Battle of Midway

    The Battle of Midway
    The Battle of Midway was a decisive American victory over the Japanese Navy in June 1942.
  • D-Day (June 6th, 1944)

    D-Day (June 6th, 1944)
    The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during the Second World War.
  • The Battle of Kursk

    The Battle of Kursk
    The Battle of Kursk was a major World War II tank battle that took place in 1943, resulting in a Soviet victory.
  • The Battle of Stalingrad

    The Battle of Stalingrad
    The Battle of Stalingrad was a brutal World War II battle that took place in the city of Stalingrad from August 1942 to February 1943.
  • Operation Torch

    Operation Torch
    Torch was a compromise operation that met the British objective of securing victory in North Africa while allowing American armed forces.
  • Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program

    Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program
    In 1943, the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program was established under the Civil Affairs and Military Government sections of the Allied armies.
  • The Death of Adolf Hitler

    The Death of Adolf Hitler
    Adolf Hitler was an dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until his suicide in 1945. He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party.
  • 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.
  • The Battle of the Bulge

    The Battle of the Bulge
    The Battle of the Bulge was a German offensive in World War II that took place in the Ardennes Forest of Belgium and Luxembourg.
  • The Battle of Iwo Jima

    The Battle of Iwo Jima
    The Battle of Iwo Jima was a key turning point in World War II because it helped the Allies gain an airbase for bombing raids on Japan.
  • The Battle of Okinawa

    The Battle of Okinawa
    So close to the home islands, most Japanese soldiers refused to surrender and fought to the death.
  • The Death of FDR

    The Death of FDR
    Franklin Delano Roosevelt, also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945.
  • Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima

    Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
    At 8:15 am Hiroshima time Little Boy was dropped. The result was approximately 80,000 deaths in just the first few minutes.
  • Atomic Bombing Nagasaki

    Atomic Bombing Nagasaki
    The United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively.