WWII Timeline Project

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    German Invasion of Poland

    Also known as the September Campain was a joint invasion from the Nazis when Hitler first got power. during the late 1930's with Germany devoiding the treaty of Versailles
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    The Battle of the Atlantic

    The longest Military campain during WW2 running to defeat the Germans allowing the Allie nations to allow supplies to be sent in and out.
  • The Bombing of Pearl Harbor

    The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
    The Japanese Bombing on an American Naval Base on one of the Hawaii islands, which ended up resulting the United States joining in the War on the Allies side.
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    The Bataan Death March

    was the forcible transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army of Filipino and American prisoners of war. and was 66miles long.
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    The Battle of Coral Sea

    A Major Naval Battle Between the Japanese Naval and the United States and Australia Naval and Airforces
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    The Battle of Midway

    The United States navy defeated a Japanese attack against midway. Making a Turning point
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    The Battle of Guadalcanal

    The Guadalcanal Campain (Operation Watchtower) originally planned to only take over the island of Tulagi by the Allie forces, turned into a long Military Campain
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    The Allied Invasion of North Africa (Morocco and Algeria)

    Operation Torch was the British-American Invasion of French side of North Africa (Morocco) during the Allied Invasion of North Africa along side the other Operations.
  • The Invasion of Normandy

    The Invasion of Normandy
    Known as the largest joint amphibious Invasion from the Allies on the northern coast of France, that forshadowed the end of the war and the end of Hitlers Dream of "Nazi Domination"
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    The Battle of the Bulge

    The last German offense campaign during WW2 that lasted about a year that was launched against the forested Ardennes region of wallonia.
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    The Battle of Iwo Jima

    A Major battle between the United States Marine Corps and the Japanese Imperial army, which led to the United States capturing and taking over the island of Iwo Jima
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    The Battle of Okinawa

    Also named Operation Iceberg, and was a series of battles fought between Japan and the United States on the Ryukyu Islands
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    Liberation of Dachau and Buchenwald

  • V-E Day

    Short for Victory in Europe day, but is now a holiday marking the end of world war 2 and the victory with the ally nations
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    The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    The United States dropping Nuclear weapons (first of its kind) on Japanese cities during the final stages of the War. giving a long after effect to many Japanese civilians for over the years.